The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of October 11, 2024
Black-Topped Beaker
4500–3000 BCE
(5000–2950 BCE), Naqada I–IIb (3900–3300 BCE)
Diameter: 12 cm (4 3/4 in.); Overall: 14 cm (5 1/2 in.)
Location: 107 Egyptian
Description
Red polished vessels with black rims (known as black-topped red ware or B-ware) were the most common funerary pottery during the early Predynastic Period. The characteristic blackening of the rim was probably achieved by burying the mouth of the pot in the ashes of the kiln. The iron in the exposed part would then fire red while the covered area turned black.- Purchased from Moham-med Mohasseb, Luxor, through Howard Carter
- Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač. Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999 Reproduced: p. 105; Mentioned: p. 105
- {{cite web|title=Black-Topped Beaker|url=false|author=|year=4500–3000 BCE|access-date=11 October 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1920.2005