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Crude R ware dish
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 955
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 4 x 10 cm (1 9/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.5332
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionWare type: R Ware
Vessel type: Dish
Profile: Rounded/irregular
Rim type: Plain
Base: Rounded
Surface Condition: Areas of smoke-smudging
Vessel Condition: Very good
Decoration:
Other: Pot mark in shape of reversed flattened "y." Similar to Petrie Diospolis plate XXII #143 in reverse direction. [could be a volume indicator?]
Vessel type: Dish
Profile: Rounded/irregular
Rim type: Plain
Base: Rounded
Surface Condition: Areas of smoke-smudging
Vessel Condition: Very good
Decoration:
Other: Pot mark in shape of reversed flattened "y." Similar to Petrie Diospolis plate XXII #143 in reverse direction. [could be a volume indicator?]
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid tomb 955 [M/955/j]. DF notes that object is not on tomb card (6/04). 1913: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.