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Wavy ledge handled jar
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Naqada II–III 3650–2960 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 615
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 30 x 17 cm (11 13/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.5127
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionWare type: W ware
Vessel type: Tall
Profile: ovoid
Rim type: plain, everted
Base: flat with a small ridge
Surface Condition: orangish pink, hard and smooth.
Vessel Condition: very good- no major crack or chips
Decoration: wavy ledge handles applied to upper part of pot.
Other: potmarks of a cross and a Z shape [Petrie's 99 on plate XXI of Diospolis Parva]
Vessel type: Tall
Profile: ovoid
Rim type: plain, everted
Base: flat with a small ridge
Surface Condition: orangish pink, hard and smooth.
Vessel Condition: very good- no major crack or chips
Decoration: wavy ledge handles applied to upper part of pot.
Other: potmarks of a cross and a Z shape [Petrie's 99 on plate XXI of Diospolis Parva]
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid tomb 615 [M/615/1]. 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.