Eggshell thin, handmade polished ware of Nubian A-Group, with black interior and buff exterior painted with red painted geometric patterns imitating basketry.
Provenance
From Nubia (Egypt). 1910-11: excavated by George A. Reisner for the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition for the Archaeological Survey of Nubia (field no. 148/22/5); assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the Egyptian government.
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. George A. Reisner
Conical eggshell-ware bowl
Nubian, Terminal A-Group, 3100–3000 B.C.
Findspot
Sudan (Nubai)
Dimensions
Height x rim diameter: 19 x 21 cm (7 1/2 x 8 1/4 in.)
