Nile Silt Redware Vase with Handle

CultureEgyptian
Titles
  • Nile Silt Redware Vase with Handle
Date4400–3500 BC
PlaceEgypt
MediumTerracotta
Dimensions4 1/2 × 4 in. diameter (11.4 × 10.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of General and Mrs. Maurice Hirsch
Object number52.47
Not on view

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Department
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Object Type
ProvenanceGeneral Maurice Hirsch (1890–1983) and Winifred B. Hirsch (1908–1990), Houston, before 1952; given to MFAH, 1952.

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