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Black-topped redware beaker (Egyptian)
Egyptian
Predynastic Period, Naqada I
3850–3650 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia, Egypt, Khor Bahan, Cemetery 17, Grave 73
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Rim diameter: 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Archaeological Survey of Nubia
Accession Number19.3345
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionBlack top-red ware small-shoulder, broad mouth pot with flat, concave base and burnished exterior. There is a white, crusty residue inside and "single pot above 6” written in pencil on outside face.
ProvenanceBahan. (ASN 17/73). 1907: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition for the Archaeological Survey of Nubia; awarded to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.
(Accession date: May 19, 2006)
(Accession date: May 19, 2006)