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Black-topped bottle

Naqada II, 3650–3300 B.C.
FindspotMesaid (Mesa'eed), Egypt
Medium/TechniquePottery: redware
DimensionsHeight x diameter:17.7 x 10.4 cm (6 15/16 x 4 1/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number11.319
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsVessels
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid (Mesa'eed) tomb 10, no. 5 [M/10/5]. 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)
Carinated bowl
2323–2040 B.C.
2323–2040 B.C.
Deep basin
2585–2560 B.C.
Deep basin
2585–2560 B.C.
Deep basin
2585–2560 B.C.
Straight-sided bowl
3850–3300 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
Restricted: For reference only
Naqada I, 3850–3650 B.C.