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Globular marl jar

Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, Cemetery S, Tumulus III, grave 336

Medium/Technique Pottery
Dimensions Overall: 22.3 x 10.5 cm (8 3/4 x 4 1/8 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.3505
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionThis globular jar is fashioned of a buff-colored marl clay.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, Cemetery S, Tumulus III, grave 336. 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 18, 2006)