red-polished (Egyptian pottery style)

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Scope note
Refers to the Egyptian pottery style produced during the Badarian and Amratian periods from about 6000 to 3200 BCE. The style is characterized by thin-walled handmade vessels coated with a red ocher wash and polished with a pebble or some other hard smooth object.
red-polished
Accepted term: 10-Mar-2025