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Black-polished squat globular jar

Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Cemetery S, Tumulus IV, grave K 450

Medium/Technique Pottery
Dimensions Height x width: 11 x 12 cm (4 5/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.2114
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ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionBlack polished squat globular jar.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, Tumulus IV, grave 450. 1914: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition and assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the Sudanese government.

(Accession Date: June 21, 1995)