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Fragment
Nubian
Meroitic Period
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Mirgissa, surface debris of cemetery of Take Island
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number31-12-57E
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionFragment of decorated pottery; red and black decoration with drab slip.
ProvenanceFrom Mirgissa, surface debris of cemetery on Take Island. 1931: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.