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Cross-lined bowl with basketwork pattern of cross-hatched triangles and a central medallion
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Naqada I, 3850–3650 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, M 71
Medium/Technique
Pottery: Nile silt ware
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 6.5 x 15.2 cm (2 9/16 x 6 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.307
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionFlaring bowl in red Nile silt clay, with red slip. Interior decorated with hatched triangles in yellowish-white paint.
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid (Mesa'eed) tomb 77 [M/77/1]. 1910: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; awarded to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
(Accession Date: March 2, 1911)
(Accession Date: March 2, 1911)