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Cup
Nubian
Late Meroitic Period
100 B.C.–A.D. 300
Findspot: Nubia (Egypt), Karanog, Tomb G 184
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 8 x 8 cm (3 1/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
MFA-University of Pennsylvania Exchange
Accession Number1991.1156
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionDecorated with scale design. Cup has been restored from large fragments. Multiple cracks, four chips missing.
ProvenanceFrom Karanog, tomb G 184. 1908: excavated by the E.B. Coxe Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania; assigned to the University of Pennsylvania in the division of finds by the Sudanese government; 1908-1991: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology; 1991: received by the MFA through exchange with the University of Pennsylvania Museum.
(Accession date: March 25, 1992)
(Accession date: March 25, 1992)