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Bowl

Nubian
Napatan Period
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, Beg. S. CLII; floor of grave

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Overall: 8 x 23.5 cm (3 1/8 x 9 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.12179
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionBronze bowl; complete except for one missing body fragment. Had one handle (now missing) fastened to the rim by two eyelets which are held by rivets with four circular heads on the interior.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. S. CLII; floor of grave; 1921: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.