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Globular jar with four feet
Nubian
A-Group to C-Group
3100–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia, Egypt, Dakka, Cemetery 101, Grave 350
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 15.2 x 6.6 cm (6 x 2 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Archaeological Survey of Nubia
Accession Number19.3471
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThis jar has a globular body supported by four roughly cylidrical feet. On the upper portions a constricted neck terminates in a straight, unworked rim. The jar is heavy straw temper silt and shows some blackening and some deterioration from exposure.
ProvenanceFrom Dakka (ASN 101/ 350). 1910. Excavated by Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition for the Archaeological Survey of Nubia; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the Egyptian government.
(Accession Date: June 15, 2006)
(Accession Date: June 15, 2006)