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Tall ovoid jar

Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
FindspotEgypt
Medium/TechniqueStone: Basalt
DimensionsHeight x diameter: 14.5 x 11 cm (5 11/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number11.185
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsVessels
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid, tomb 49. (Mesa'eed). [M/49/1]. 1910: Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
2575–2465 B.C.
2575–2465 B.C.
Convex bowl
2575–2465 B.C.
Tall footed jar with handles
Naqada I, 3850–3650 B.C.
Naqada II, 3650–3300 B.C.
Tall ovoid stone jar with lug handles
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Naqada II, 3650–3300 B.C.
Convex bowl
2575–2465 B.C.
Concave beaker
2575–2465 B.C.
Cylinder bowl
2575–2465 B.C.