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Pottery bowl with recurved rim

Pottery round bottomed bowl with recurved rim; self-slipped red ware; unevenly shaped, several chips and nicks in rim, large black firing spot on base, large mud encrusted spot on interior.

Details

  • ID
    MFAB_20.1939
  • Department
    Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
  • Classification
    Vessels
  • Findspot
    Pit G 1309 A
  • Material
    Pottery
  • Dimensions
    Overall: 8 x 21 cm (3 1/8 x 8 1/4 in.)
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA
  • Period
    Old Kingdom
  • Notes
    This object was excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, but was not recorded in any object register book. Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 1309

    • Site Name Western Cemetery