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Globular marl jar
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, Cemetery S, grave 1805
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 16.1 x 8.7 cm (6 5/16 x 3 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.3547
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThis globular jar, fashioned of Nile clay with a buff-colored slip, has a rounded base, a short, slightly concave neck, and a rolled rim.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, Cemetery S, grave 1805. 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)