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Bag-shaped jar
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, Cemetery S, Tumulus IV, K 420
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 22.2 x 9 cm (8 3/4 x 3 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.3367
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThis globular jar is fashioned of a buff-colored marl clay. It has a rounded base, straight neck, and a slightly rolled rim.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, Cemetery S, Tumulus IV, grave 420. 1913: 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)