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Jar
Nubian
Meroitic Period, reign of Amanitenmemide
A.D. 60–62
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. N), Pyramid 17
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.2731
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThis is one of thirty large red-poished jars fond in the pyramid.
ProvenanceFrome Meroe (Beg. N), pyramid 17 (tomb of Amanitenmemide). 1921: Excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.
(Accession Date: May 19, 2006)
(Accession Date: May 19, 2006)