Squat jar decorated with spirals

Naqada II, 3650–3300 B.C.

FindspotMesaid (Mesa'eed), Egypt

Medium/TechniquePottery: Marl clay ware

DimensionsHeight x diameter: 13.2 x 16.5 cm (5 3/16 x 6 1/2 in.)

Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition

Accession number11.325

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ClassificationsVessels

Collections

Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East

ProvenanceFrom Mesaid (Mesa'eed) tomb 72, no. 11 [M/72/11]. 1910: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
(Accession Date: March 2, 1911)

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