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Globular jar
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, Cemetery S, grave 1801
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 17.8 x 9.3 cm (7 x 3 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.3537
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThis globular, almost bag-shaped jar has a rounded base, a flaring neck, and a straight, unworked rim.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, Cemetery S, grave 1801. 1914: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of the Sudan.
(Accession date: July 19, 2006)
(Accession date: July 19, 2006)