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Double libation cups
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Naqada I (Amratian) 3850–3650 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid (Mesa'eed)
Medium/Technique
Pottery: Nile clay ware
Dimensions
Length: 29.5 cm (11 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.3931
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionDouble libation cup of brownish-red Nile silt, with burnished surface, bowls decorated inside with wicker pattern.
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid (Mesa'eed) tomb 756 [M/756/2]. 1913: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; awarded to the MFA by the government of Egypt, December 4, 1913.
(Accession Date: December 4, 1913)
(Accession Date: December 4, 1913)