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Black-topped redware bowl
Nubian
C-Group
about 2400–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia, Egypt, Koshtamna, Cemetery 87, Grave 56
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Rim diameter: 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Archaeological Survey of Nubia
Accession Number19.3218
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThick walled, black-topped redware bowl, heavily worn at base and the interior, horizontal burnish for both interior and exterior.
ProvenanceFrom Koshtamna (ASN 87/56/1). 1909. Excavated by Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition for the Archaeological Survey of Nubia; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the Egyptian government.
(Accession date: May 19, 2006)
(Accession date: May 19, 2006)