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Redware jar
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Naqada I–II, 3850–3300 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 910
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 17 x 15 cm (6 11/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.5297
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionWare type: Redware (P ware)
Vessel type: globular
Profile: ovoid
Rim type: rolled, everted; narrow neck
Base: flat
Surface Condition: nice, smooth, light orange-red color
Vessel Condition: rim piece missing
Decoration: none
Other:
Vessel type: globular
Profile: ovoid
Rim type: rolled, everted; narrow neck
Base: flat
Surface Condition: nice, smooth, light orange-red color
Vessel Condition: rim piece missing
Decoration: none
Other:
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid tomb 910, no. 8 [M/910/8]. 1913: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.