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Fragment

Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K IIA, #9

Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions 4.6 x 4.5 cm (1 13/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number14.1074
NOT ON VIEW

DescriptionEnd of cylinder(?)of black-ground blue faience. Rosette pattern at one end.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Kerma, K IIA, #9. January, 1914: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.