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Nubian
Meroitic Period
90–50 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe Beg., Pyramid V

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions 6.1 x 7.65 cm (2 3/8 x 3 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number47.2406
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionCup, fragments of basket found inside, slightly cracked.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe Beg., pyramid 5. January,1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan. (Accession date: June 2, 2022)