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Small ovoid jar with lug handles

Naqada II, 3650–3300 B.C.
FindspotMesaid (Mesa'eed), Egypt
Medium/TechniqueBasalt
DimensionsHeight x diameter: 5.1 x 4.7 cm (2 x 1 7/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number11.191
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsVessels
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid (Mesa'eed), tomb 47, no. 3. [M/47/3]. 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.
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.
Convex bowl
2575–2465 B.C.
Concave beaker
2575–2465 B.C.
Cylinder bowl
2575–2465 B.C.