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Nubian
Meroitic Period
about 199–100 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, W 308
Dimensions
Overall: 9.8 x 8.4 cm (3 7/8 x 3 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23.1467
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionRed polished beaker decorated with 11 rows of impressed rectangles. Perfect condition.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W 308. 1923: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.