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Jar

Nubian
Meroitic Period
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, W852 (floor)

Medium/Technique Pottery
Dimensions Overall: 9 x 11 cm (3 9/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.3292
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionSmall jar, drab ware, single small handle cracked, uneven. Two pieces total (body + sherd).
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, W852 (floor). 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.

(Accession Date: August 29, 2006)