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Fragment of an amphora
Nubian
Meroitic Period
99–50 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Gebel Barkal, Pyramid 3
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 11.4 x 8.8 x 18 x 0.9 cm (4 1/2 x 3 7/16 x 7 1/16 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.3476
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionFragment of the neck of an amphora, hard red ware, wheel made, red wash on rim.
ProvenanceFrom Gebel Barkal, pyramid 3. 1916: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.
(Accession date June 12, 2008)
(Accession date June 12, 2008)