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Oval bowl

pre-Badarian, Merimda Culture, 5th millennium B.C.
FindspotMerimda Beni Salama, Egypt
Medium/TechniquePottery (Nile silt ware)
DimensionsHeight x width: 7 x 8 cm (2 3/4 x 3 1/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Albert Rothbart
Accession number33.410
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ClassificationsVessels
ProvenanceFrom Merimda Beni Salama - 560. 1928-32, Vienna Academy Excavations; 1933; given to the MFA by Albert Rothbart through the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
(Accession Date: May 1, 1933)