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Hemispherical bowl
Nubian
Post-Meroitic/Byzantine Period
A.D. 364–476
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid 25 (Queen(?) Maletaral II)
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 6.3 x 14.7 cm (2 1/2 x 5 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.4767
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThis is a somewhat wide, shallow hemispherical bowl that is treated with a thick red slip on both interior and exterior surfaces.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, Pyramid 25 (tomb of Queen(?) Maletaral II). 1917: 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 1, 2006)
(Accession Date: September 1, 2006)