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Black incised bowl

Naqada I (Amratian) 3850–3650 B.C.
FindspotMesaid (Mesa'eed), Egypt
Medium/TechniqueNile silt clay
DimensionsDiameter: 18 cm (7 1/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.3932
On View
On view
ClassificationsVessels
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid (Mesa'eed) tomb 789 [M/789/4]. 1913: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.
(Accession Date: December 4, 1913)
Carinated bowl
Naqada I, 3850–3650 B.C.
Bowl in the form of a bird
Naqada I–II, 3850–3300 B.C.
pre-Badarian, Merimda Culture, 5th millennium B.C.
Model bowl
2575–2528 B.C.
Lid
2575–2528 B.C.
Jar stand
2575–2528 B.C.