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Bag-shaped jar
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, Cemetery S, Tumulus III, grave 325
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 21 x 8.8 cm (8 1/4 x 3 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.3363
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThis bag-shaped jar is fashioned of a buff-colored marl clay. It has a rounded base, a nearly straight neck, and a rolled rim.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, Cemetery S, Tumulus III, grave 325. 1914: 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: July 12, 2006)
(Accession date: July 12, 2006)