Black-Topped Redware Beaker with a Depiction of a Barbary Sheep

Dateca. 4500 B.C.E.-3650 B.C.E.

Place createdEgypt, Africa

Mediumclay with incised decoration

Dimensions10 1/4 × 7 1/16 × 6 7/8 in. (26 × 18 × 17.5 cm)

ClassificationsVessels

DepartmentSouth Asian Art, Islamic Art and Antiquities

Credit LineMuseum Purchase with funds provided by the Oliver Family Foundation

Accession Number1999.61

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