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Globular jar with incised decoration
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy (Piye)
743–712 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Ku 4 (Queen Khensa)
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 29 x 5 cm (11 7/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.4781
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThis jar is fashioned of blackware with signs of black polish. It has a globular, almost spherical body with a fairly short neck that narrows on its rise to a straight rim. Approximately the upper third of the body is decorated with incised, stippled line decoration: Three narrow bands separate two wider bands of a braid-like design. The bottom edge of the decoration is also this kind of design. The jar was once in many fragments but has been mended; small portions are restored.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) el-Kurru, Ku 4 (tomb of Queen Khensa). 1919: 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: September 5, 2006)
(Accession Date: September 5, 2006)