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Tall ovoid jar with lug handles
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Naqada II, 3650–3300 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid (Mesa'eed), Tomb 47
Medium/Technique
Basalt
Dimensions
Height x width: 9.2 x 6 cm (3 5/8 x 2 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.187
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionFine-grained, dark hard, basalt; handles modeled on sides; rim badly nicked and broken, otherwise perfect; interior shows marks of the borer. From Mesa'eed.
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid (Mesa'eed), tomb 47, no. 2. [M/47/2]. 1910: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the Egyptian Government.
(Accession Date: March 2, 1911)
(Accession Date: March 2, 1911)