Bowl, Skål

Petrie, W.M.F., Corpus of prehistoric pottery and palettes, BSAE, (London 1921), pl.XXIII, no.60
Petrie, Naqada and Ballas, pl.XXIX, no.60
See Baumgartel, Petrie´s Naqada excavation, p.LIX, Tomb 1823, (the vessel is in Philadelphia E1412) Note. MM10271 seemed identical to Petrie´s Naqada vessel E1412. However it has been established that it is a close parallel to Medelhavsmuseet´s vessel. Please consult a letter from Lanny Bell, October 1, 1975, Dnr 200/1975

During Naqada II (ca 3600–3250 BC), a lighter clay from the desert’s edge was introduced.
New shapes appeared, for example vessels with wavy handles. Another novelty was light coloured vessels with red decoration that sometimes imitated the surface of stone vessels. Complete narratives were sometimes painted in the same red colour, with boats, palm trees and mountains.
During this period, the long-distance trade with areas in Syria-Palestine and even farther away increases. Along the trade routes, the pottery
of Upper Egypt is spread north. At the end of the period the material culture is by and large the same for the whole of the Nile Valley and the Delta. The area is still politically divided between several minor kingdoms.
During Naqada III (ca 3250–3100 BC), the pottery became more uniform with fewer decorated vessels and simpler motifs.
During this time the first hieroglyphic writing appears in the form of simple notes on pottery.
At the end of the period, ca 3100 BC, the Nile Valley and Delta are united into one state under the same king.

Under perioden Naqada II (ca 3600–3250 f Kr) introduceras en ljusare lera från ökenkanten.
Nya former dök upp, till exempel kärl med vågformade handtag. En annan nyhet var ljusa kärl med röd dekor, som ibland imiterade ytan på stenkärl. I samma röda färg målades ibland hela berättelser, med båtar, palmer och berg.
Under den här perioden ökar långväga handel med områden i Syrien-Palestina och ännu längre bort. Längs handelsvägarna sprids keramiken
från Övre Egypten norrut. Vid periodens slut är den materiella kulturen densamma i så gott som hela Nildalen och Deltat. Politiskt är området fortfarande delat mellan flera mindre kungadömen.

Under Naqada III (ca 3250–3100 f Kr) blev keramiken mer enhetlig med färre dekorerade
kärl och enklare motiv.
Vid den här tiden uppkommer den första hieroglyfskriften i form av enkla noteringar på keramik. Vid periodens slut, ca 3100 f Kr är Nildalen och Deltat enade till en stat under samma kung.