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Faience fragment
Nubian
Napatan Period
750–250 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Gebel Barkal, B 501
Medium/Technique
Faience, blue glaze
Dimensions
L x W x Th. 1.9 x 1.45 x 0.3 cm (3/4 x 9/16 x 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.2347
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassified
DescriptionSmall piece of thin slab, white body.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal Temple B 501. 1920; Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.