Naqada Pottery — Decorated Ware
Description
A typical example of Naqada II period decorated pottery, featuring wavy-handled designs and ochre-painted motifs. These ceramics from the Predynastic period reveal a sophisticated artistic sensibility centuries before the pharaohs.
About the Predynastic / Early Dynastic
From the earliest settled communities along the Nile to the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaohs. Includes the Naqada culture, the emergence of hieroglyphic writing, and the founding of Memphis.
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Location History
Original Location
Naqada (7th Upper)
The type-site for Predynastic Egyptian culture.
Coordinates: 26.05°N, 32.29°E
Current Location
Naqada (7th Upper), Egypt
As recorded in The Eternal Nile archive
Period
3500 BCE – 3200 BCE
Predynastic / Early DynasticSource & Attribution
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Predynastic Collection
Added to Archive
August 15, 2026
Data Source
The Eternal Nile Crowdsourced Archive
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Naqada Pottery — Decorated Ware
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Date Range
3500 BCE – 3200 BCE
Location
Naqada (7th Upper)
The type-site for Predynastic Egyptian culture.
Era
Predynastic / Early Dynastic
Submitted by
Predynastic Collection
Added to Archive
August 15, 2026