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Amphora
Nubian
Late Meroitic Period
100 B.C.–A.D. 300
Findspot: Nubia (Egypt), Karanog, Tomb G 526
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 33 x 20.5 cm (13 x 8 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
MFA-University of Pennsylvania Exchange
Accession Number1991.1149
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionHigh shouldered vessel with round base. Two handled just with narrow neck, ring base. Painted with orange and brown bichrome.
ProvenanceFrom Karanog, tomb G 526. 1908: excavated by the E.B. Coxe Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania; assigned to the University of Pennsylvania in the division of finds by the Sudanese government; 1908-1991: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology; 1991: received by the MFA through exchange with the University of Pennsylvania Museum.
(Accession date: March 25, 1992)
(Accession date: March 25, 1992)