Burnished pottery bowl
Unidentified Ancient Egyptian maker
Predynastic Period, Late Naqada II to Early Naqada III
Marl clay with limestone inclusions, pared base
Overall: 3 1/2 × 8 1/4 in. (8.9 × 21 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College: Museum Purchase
39.64.6637
Geography/Culture
Africa, Northern Africa, Egypt
Period
8000-2000 BCE
Object Name
Vessel
Classification
Ancient Egypt
Africa
Not on view
Inscription
Archaeologist’s mark "3722" in blue pencil on exterior
Exhibition History
Egyptian Antiquities at Dartmouth, Highlights from the Hood Museum of Art, Alvin P. Gutman Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, February 12, 2011-August 13, 2012.
Provenance
British School of Archaeology in Egypt (Univeristy College, London); Museum and Art Gallery Reading, England; sold to present collection, 1939.
Old Number
Reading Museum # 3722
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