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Jar with painted boats

Naqada II (Gezean) 3650–3300 B.C.
FindspotMesaid (Mesa'eed), Egypt
Medium/TechniquePottery [Marl clay]
DimensionsHeight x diameter: 19.1 x 15.8 cm (7 1/2 x 6 1/4 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.3952
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On view
ClassificationsVessels
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid (Mesa'eed) tomb 877 [M/877/2]. 1913: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; awarded to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
(Accession Date: December 4, 1913)