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Tall footed jar with handles

Naqada I, 3850–3650 B.C.
FindspotMesaid, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueBasalt
DimensionsHeight x width: 21.2 x 11.5 cm (8 3/8 x 4 1/2 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number11.186
On View
On view
ClassificationsVessels
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid (Mesa'eed) tomb 29 [M/29/1]. 1910: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the Egyptian government.
(Accession Date: March 2, 1911)
2575–2465 B.C.
2575–2465 B.C.
Convex bowl
2575–2465 B.C.
Tall ovoid jar
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 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.