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Bowl fragment
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, KII A
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 8 x 1.5 x 7.3 cm (3 1/8 x 9/16 x 2 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number14.1656
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionFragment of bowl or bulging jar, dark blue with spiral scrolled pattern, in back between sets of parallel lines.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma. KII A, 1914: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1914 : assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.