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Black-topped beaker
Egyptian
Predynastic, Nagada IIc (Gerzean) Period
3650–3300 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid (Mesa'eed), Tomb 102
Medium/Technique
Pottery: Nile silt ware
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 10.9 x 9.3 cm (4 5/16 x 3 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.301
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionHand-polished, black-topped redware vase with a small mouth and pointed base.
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid (Mesa'eed) tomb 102, no. 4. [M/102/4]. 1910: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
(Accession Date: March 2, 1911)
(Accession Date: March 2, 1911)