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Cross-lined bowl with gazelle comb and triangle motif
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Naqada I (Amratian) 3850–3650 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid (Mesa'eed), Tomb M 763
Medium/Technique
Pottery: Nile silt ware
Dimensions
Diameter: 15.7 cm (6 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.3935
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
This bowl is among the most inventive examples of Predynastic vase painting, combining typical motifs such as cross-hatching with a representation of an animal-topped comb similar to the ivory comb in this case.
DescriptionCross-lined bowl of brown Nile silt ware, with red burnished surface and elaborate decoration in white of gazelles, floral motifs and wicker work.
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid (Mesa'eed) tomb 763 [M/763]. 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)