predynastic egyptian pottery image courtesy of the petrie museum, ucl
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Predynastic Egyptian Pottery
Image courtesy of the Petrie Museum, UCL
What is Predynastic Egypt?Essentially, it is Egypt before the
time of the pyramidsIt was a collection of different
cultures and provincesOne culture would eventually
dominate, helping Egypt to unify
Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie
“The Father of Egyptology” Worked in Predynastic cemeteries
at Naqada Flinders Petrie established
sequence dating He arranged pots in a relative
chronological order (“classes”) based on the resemblances of the types. Each was assigned a number between 30 and 80. He started at 30 because he presumed that older pots would be found in the future.
System still used by archaeologists today
Image from GoogleMaps
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Petrie’s Pottery ClassesWhite Cross‐lined (C)Black Top (B)Wavy Handled (W)Red Polished (P)Fancy (F)Black Incised (N)Decorated (D)Rough (R)
Petrie’s Pottery ClassesBlack Top (B)Red Polished (P)Fancy (F)Rough (R)White Cross‐lined (C)Black Incised (N)Decorated (D)Wavy Handled (W)Late (L)
An Egyptian Predynastic black-top jar Naqada I-II, circa 4000-3200 B.CImage courtesy of http://www.bonhams.com
Petrie’s Pottery ClassesBlack Top (B)Red Polished (P)Fancy (F)Rough (R)White Cross‐lined (C)Black Incised (N)Decorated (D)Wavy Handled (W)Late (L)
Naqada Ic (ca. 3700 BC), Naqada, Tomb 1644. Pottery, paint (White Cross-lined Ware)Image courtesy of Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Petrie’s Pottery ClassesBlack Top (B)Red Polished (P)Fancy (F)Rough (R)White Cross‐lined (C)Black Incised (N)Decorated (D)Wavy Handled (W)Late (L)
Black Incised Ware Bowl, Predynastic Period, ca. 3850-2960 BCImage courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Petrie’s Pottery ClassesBlack Top (B)Red Polished (P)Fancy (F)Rough (R)White Cross‐lined (C)Black Incised (N)Decorated (D)Wavy Handled (W)Late (L)
Neolithic Egyptian Vessel — Southern Egypt , 3500 BC - 3200 BC Image courtesy of http://ancientartifax.com/classic.htm
Petrie’s Pottery ClassesBlack Top (B)Red Polished (P)Fancy (F)Rough (R)White Cross‐lined (C)Black Incised (N)Decorated (D)Wavy Handled (W)Late (L)
PREDYNASTIC PERIOD, LATE NAQADA II-EARLY NAQADA III, CIRCA 3200 B.C.Image courtesy of Metrop;oitan Museum of Art, New York
Petrie’s Pottery ClassesBlack Top (B)Red Polished (P)Fancy (F)Rough (R)White Cross‐lined (C)Black Incised (N)Decorated (D)Wavy Handled (W)Late (L)
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Naqada IIImage courtesy of Petrie Museum, UCL
Petrie’s Pottery ClassesBlack Top (B)Red Polished (P)Fancy (F)Rough (R)White Cross‐lined (C)Black Incised (N)Decorated (D)Wavy Handled (W)Late (L)
Naqada 3700-3100BCEImage Courtesy of Anne Gripton taken at Petrie Museum, UCL
Petrie’s Pottery ClassesBlack Top (B)Red Polished (P)Fancy (F)Rough (R)White Cross‐lined (C)Black Incised (N)Decorated (D)Wavy Handled (W)Late (L)
Naqada/Gerzean 3500-3200BCE
Naqada III3200 – 3000BE
Images courtesy of the Petrie Museum, UCL
Petrie’s Pottery Classes –Accepted OrderBlack Top (B)Red Polished (P)Fancy (F)Rough (R)White Cross‐lined (C)Black Incised (N)Decorated (D)Wavy Handled (W)Late (L)
Why is pottery important in
the Predynastic Period?Lack of written textsEvidence comes from material
remains & art
What does it tell us about Predynastic Egyptian
Society?
What does pottery tell us about Predynastic Egyptian Society?Social stratificationEveryday life
- hunting scenes, cattle herding, leisure
Conveys abstract, ideological, symbolic, religious concepts