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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Egyptian
Title:Bowl
Date Made:4000-3600 BCE (Predynastic, Naqada I period)
Type:Container
Materials:Earthenware with slip
Place Made:Africa; Asia; Egypt
Measurements:Overall: 2 7/8 in x 4 9/16 in; 7.3 cm x 11.6 cm
Accession Number:  MH 15.X.A
Credit Line:Source and date of acquisition unknown
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Red ware bowl with flat bottom, flaring sides. White-painted decorations of parallel zigzags running horizontally (on exterior) and of groups of triangles and diagonal lines and triangles, including possible plant motifs (on interior).

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; containers; vessels; pottery; bowls

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