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Carinated bowl

Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Naqada I, 3850–3650 B.C.

Medium/Technique Pottery (Nile silt clay)
Dimensions Height x depth: 9.7 x 21cm (3 13/16 x 8 1/4in.)
Credit Line Emily Esther Sears Fund
Accession Number03.1591
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ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionRed polished ware bowl with unworked rim and carination in lower portion of vessel. Exterior treatment is well burnished, though some paint has worn away.
Provenance1903: purchased by Albert M. Lythgoe in Luxor, Egypt for the MFA with funds from the Emily Esther Sears Fund.
(Accession date: January 1, 1903)