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Black-topped red polished bowl
Nubian
Classic Kerma
1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K 312, South Cemetery
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 10 x 20.8 cm (3 15/16 x 8 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.5795
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThis bowl is of a type characteristic of the classic phase of Kerma pottery. The red surface was created by application of ochre prior to firing in an oxidizing atmosphere and polishing with smooth stones/pebbles. The black top was attained by turning the beaker over to place the upper portion in an oxygen-reduced atmosphere of burning organics/ash.
(Accession Date: December 4, 1913)
(Accession Date: December 4, 1913)
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, South Cemetery, tomb K 312. December, 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 Sudan.
(Accession date: December 14, 2004)
(Accession date: December 14, 2004)