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Conical eggshell-ware bowl
Nubian
Terminal A-Group
3100–3000 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Egypt)
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Height x rim diameter: 15.5 x 16.2 cm (6 1/8 x 6 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. George A. Reisner
Accession Number19.1548
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionEggshell thin, handmade polished ware of Nubian A-Group, with black interior and buff exterior painted with rows of red painted triangles.
ProvenanceFrom Naga Wadi, Nubia (Egypt) cemetery 142. 1910-11: excavated by George A. Reisner for the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition for the Archaeological Survey of Nubia (field no. 142 / 7); assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the Egyptian government.