Rim section of a handmade Pan-grave bowl comprised of two ceramic sherds. The bowl sherd has a stepped rim which is burnished in black, as is its interior surface. The exterior is burnished red. Modern writing on its exterior states that it is a Pan-grave sherd from Balabish, but any possible further location within the site is illegible.

Bibliography:  For more information, see:

C. Graves 2016 'Balabish: Rediscovering an expedition' in S. Boonstra (ed.) Objects Come to Life Virtual Exhibition, Birmingham Egyptology.

G.A. Wainwright 1920. Balabish. London. Egypt Exploration Society.
https://archive.org/details/balabish37wain

Notes:  The distinctive ceramics of the Pan-grave culture are evident in sherds ECM 1946 and ECM 1947: a red polished exterior with blackened rims and burnished black interiors. Closed-form vessels found in Pan-grave burials are often Egyptian wares and thus may relate to some form of economic relationship between the two populations (the Egyptians and Pan-grave peoples).