Title
Black-Topped Beaker, 4500-3000 BC. Creator: Unknown.
Caption
Black-Topped Beaker, 4500-3000 BC. 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.
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Reference
HRM19F71_240
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33,2Mb (1,5Mb) / 11,2in x 11,5in / 3348 x 3461 (300dpi)