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Jar with modeled face

Nubian
Meroitic Period
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, Meroitic Cemetery, Grave 22/1

Medium/Technique Pottery
Dimensions Height: 13.5 cm (5 5/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.4034
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ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionOvoid jar with flat base, thin neck, double everted rim with a slight roll. A face is modeled on one side: closed eyes, thin lips, and protruding chin and ears. Exterior is treated with a cream slip with traces of red paint at neck.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, Meroitic cemetery, grave K22/1. 1913: 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: December 4, 1913)