A shallow white cross-lined ware bowl illustrating a man on a boat alongside a hippo and crocodile
Unknown artist
Date: ca. 3900–3650 BCE
Medium: Pottery, paint
Dimensions: L. 27.2 x W. 19.9 x H. 6.3 cm (10 11/16 x 7 13/16 x 2 1/2 in.)
Country: Egypt
Period: Predynastic, Naqada I
Themes: Crocodiles, Hippos, Men
Gift of Mrs. Albert M. Lythgoe, 1935
Date range
-3900 – -3650
Largest dimension
6.3 cm
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