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Buffware globular jar fragments and other vessels fragments
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, Cemetery S, Tumulus IV, grave 449
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.4665
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThe majority of the fragments in this group appear to be from the same globular jar. At least two other vessels (possibly more) are represented by a small number of fragments: a small buffware jar and a red polished vessel.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, Cemetery S, Tumulus IV, grave 449. 1914: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of the Sudan.
(Accession date: August 29, 2006)
(Accession date: August 29, 2006)