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C ware jar with grain motif
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Nadqada I–II, 3850–3300 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 41
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 16 x 5.7 cm (6 5/16 x 2 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.306
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionSlender bag shaped redware jar; grain-head design painted in very light yellow; broken and mended; flat base; flattened everted rim - piece missing from lip.
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid tomb 41, no. 1 [M/41/1]. 1910: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; March 2, 1911: assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.