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Nubian
Meroitic Period
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, W106
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 8 x 7 cm (3 1/8 x 2 3/4 in.)
Overall: 8 x 7 cm (3 1/8 x 2 3/4 in.)
Overall: 8 x 7.5 cm (3 1/8 x 2 15/16 in.)
Overall: 8.5 x 7.5 cm (3 3/8 x 2 15/16 in.)
Overall: 8.5 x 8 cm (3 3/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
Overall: 8.5 x 7.5 cm (3 3/8 x 2 15/16 in.)
Overall: 8 x 7 cm (3 1/8 x 2 3/4 in.)
Overall: 8 x 7.5 cm (3 1/8 x 2 15/16 in.)
Overall: 8.5 x 7.5 cm (3 3/8 x 2 15/16 in.)
Overall: 8.5 x 8 cm (3 3/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
Overall: 8.5 x 7.5 cm (3 3/8 x 2 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number47.3746
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionFine drab ware, painted, stamped decoration below rim. Three extant pieces: body and two sherds. Several in fragments but reconstructed.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, W106. 1922: 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)