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Black-topped redware jar
Nubian
C-Group
about 2400–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia, Egypt, El-Sheima el-Saghira, Cemetery 118, Grave 5
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 16.5 x 9.5 cm (6 1/2 x 3 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Archaeological Survey of Nubia
Accession Number19.3492
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThis black-topped redware jar has a globlular body with rounded base, a long, straight neck, and a straight rim. The upper portion of the neck has two incised lines.
ProvenanceFrom Qurta (ASN118/5). 1911. 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: July 5, 2006)
(Accession Date: July 5, 2006)