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Round redware jar
Egyptian
Predynastic I Period
Naqada I–II, 3850–3300 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 829
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 9 x 8.5 cm (3 9/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.5490
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionWare type: Redware (P ware)
Vessel type: globular
Profile: ovoid
Rim type: plain everted; narrow neck
Base: round
Surface Condition: worn slip and burnish
Vessel Condition: 2 cracks; a few rim chips
Decoration: none
Other: shaped like a pomegranate
Vessel type: globular
Profile: ovoid
Rim type: plain everted; narrow neck
Base: round
Surface Condition: worn slip and burnish
Vessel Condition: 2 cracks; a few rim chips
Decoration: none
Other: shaped like a pomegranate
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid tomb 829 [M/829/b]. 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.