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Bowl

Nubian
Meroitic Period
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, W284

Medium/Technique Pottery
Dimensions Overall: 7 x 9.5 cm (2 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number47.3771
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionSmall bowl, red-brown ware. Straw marked, red wash. Outside at top, horizontal bands, white and dark brown paint. Broken and mended, almost complete.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, W284. 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan. (Accession date: June 2, 2022)