About the Artwork
"Decorated" Ware Pot
3400/3200 BC
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Egyptian
Unknown
Terracotta
5 5/8 x 7 3/4 in. diam (14.2 x 19.7 cm diam)
Ceramics
African Art
Gift of the Egypt Exploration Fund, 1900
1990.78
Public Domain
Markings
B65 (penned on side)
Provenance
Excavated probably 1898-99, probably from cemetery B at Abadiyeh (75 miles north of Thebes);Gift to the Detroit Museum of Art / DIA from The Egypt Exploration Fund, 1900 (checklist #120)
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Credit Line for Reproduction
Egyptian, "Decorated" Ware Pot, 3400/3200 BC, Terracotta. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Fund, 1900, 1990.78.
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