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Cup
Nubian
Meroitic Period
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, W308, no. 25
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 6.4 x 6.7 cm (2 1/2 x 2 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number47.3777
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionSmall cup, red polish, perfect, contained fragments of cloth.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, W308, no. 25, 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)