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title: Naqada II pottery
author: Guillaume Blanchard
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3985/naqada-ii-pottery/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2015-07-01
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# Naqada II pottery

_Authored by Guillaume Blanchard_

## Image File

[![Naqada II pottery](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3985.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3985.jpg)

## Image Caption

Example of [Egyptian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/) [pottery](https://www.worldhistory.org/pottery/) of the Naqada II period (c. 3500-3200 BC). Some of the motifs depicted on Naqada II pottery are also found in rock images produced by prehistoric hunting communities living in the dessert west of the [Nile](https://www.worldhistory.org/nile/). During the Naqada III/Dynasty 0 period (c. 3200-3000 BC), pots with similar motifs were buried in funerary contexts where the earliest securely dated examples of [Egyptian hieroglyphs](https://www.worldhistory.org/Egyptian_Hieroglyphs/) have been found.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Blanchard, G. (2015, July 01). Naqada II pottery. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3985/naqada-ii-pottery/>
### Chicago
Blanchard, Guillaume. "Naqada II pottery." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 01, 2015. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3985/naqada-ii-pottery/>.
### MLA
Blanchard, Guillaume. "Naqada II pottery." *World History Encyclopedia*, 01 Jul 2015, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3985/naqada-ii-pottery/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Egypte_louvre_317.jpg) by [**Guillaume Blanchard**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Egypte_louvre_317.jpg). Submitted by [Cristian Violatti](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/violatti/ "User Page: Cristian Violatti"), published on 01 July 2015. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.