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Black incised bowl
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Naqada I (Amratian) 3850–3650 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid (Mesa'eed), Tomb 789
Medium/Technique
Nile silt clay
Dimensions
Diameter: 18 cm (7 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.3932
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionDark gray ware; burnished inside and out with incised decoration of lines and dots, filled with white.
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid (Mesa'eed) tomb 789 [M/789/4]. 1913: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.
(Accession Date: December 4, 1913)
(Accession Date: December 4, 1913)