Basket
Naqada II, 3650–3300 B.C.
FindspotNag el-Mashayikh (Mesheikh), Egypt
Medium/TechniqueGrass
DimensionsHeight x diameter: 7.2 x 9.6 cm (2 13/16 x 3 3/4 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number12.1236
On View
Not on viewClassificationsFurniture
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Nag el-Mashayikh (Mesheikh), cemetery 2000. Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
(Accession Date: December 5, 1912)
(Accession Date: December 5, 1912)
2040–1640 B.C.
2061–1640 B.C.
2061–1640 B.C.
2061–1640 B.C.
2400–1550 B.C.
1991–1783 B.C.
1665–80
about 1765
about 1820