The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 20, 2025

Black-Topped Bowl

4000–3000 BCE

Egypt, Predynastic

(5000–2950 BCE), Naqada II (3650–3300 BCE)
Nile silt
Diameter: 14.6 cm (5 3/4 in.); Diameter of mouth: 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.); Overall: 7.6 cm (3 in.)
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1920.2006
Location: Not on view
  • 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. 106; Mentioned: p. 106
  • Source Material for Studio Projects. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (June 20-August 27, 1972).
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1920.2006