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D ware jar with wavy lines
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Naqada II–III 3650–2960 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 961
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 13 x 9.5 cm (5 1/8 x 3 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.3962
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionGlobular slightly shouldered jar with a small flat base, flat everted rim, and 2 tubular lug handles. Decorated with 4 vertical registers or panels of red wavy lines. Condition is worn but stable.
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid (Mesa'eed) tomb 961 [M/961/a]. 1913: excavated by the Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.