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Fragments of tile or vessel

Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, KIII 5(1)

Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions Largest fragment- Thickness x Width x length: 2.5 x 3.5 x 6.2 cm (1 x 1 3/8 x 2 7/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number14-2-618d
NOT ON VIEW

DescriptionTwo faience fragments, irregular shaped, blue glazed, one side has a purple glazed stripe.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Kerma, KIII 5(1). 1914: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.