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Amphora
Nubian
Meroitic Period
about 90–50 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Gebel Barkal, Pyramid 4 (unknown queen )
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 48 cm (18 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.4006
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThis amphora is fashioned of a pinkish clay fabric. The body is virtually cylindrical shape, widening only slightly in the upper half. It has a cylindrical knob base. Much of the upper half is broken off and missing, though two fragments of the uppermost extreme and a folded rim remain. Portions of two handles are evident on the fragments. One fragment has a drilled hole.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal, Pyramid 4 (tomb of an unknown queen). 1918: Excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of the Sudan.
(Accession Date: August 9, 2006)
(Accession Date: August 9, 2006)