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Black-polished bowl with white-filled, incised decoration
Nubian
Classic Kerma
Early about 1700–1660 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Egypt, Cemetery S, K 1623
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 9.8 x 14 cm (3 7/8 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1703
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionBlack, incised white filled decoration. In fragments and incomplete.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, Cemetery S, grave 1623. February, 1914: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1920: assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.
(Accession Date: March 1, 1920)
(Accession Date: March 1, 1920)