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Fragments of a vessel
Nubian
Meroitic or later
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Gebel Barkal, Debris south of Pyramid 16
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 10+ x 25.8+cm (3 15/16 x 10 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.3444
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionSix fragments of the rim and shoulder of a spherical jar, X.P. ware, coarse grained dark red ware with white speckles, fine red burnish (dull).
ProvenanceFrom Gebel Barkal, debris south of Pyramid 16. 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)