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Coarseware miniature/model beaker
Nubian
Napatan Period
about 750–270 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Gebel Barkal, Great Temple of Amun, B 501 (outer court)
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 6 x 3.5 cm (2 3/8 x 1 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.4875
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThis miniature tall slender beaker/cup is fashioned of a very coarse reddish clay fabric that has fired to black in some areas. It has an elongated thimble-like shape with a narrow rounded, almost pointed base, gradually expanding sides, and a straight rim. Shaping is rough and by hand. It is intact.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal, Building B500 (Great Temple of Amun), Room 501 (outer court). 1920: 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: September 8, 2006)
(Accession Date: September 8, 2006)