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Large deep hemispherical bowl
Nubian
Napatan Period (?)
about 750–270 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Gebel Barkal, B 504 (chapel), Great Temple of Amun
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 15.5 x 20.5 cm (6 1/8 x 8 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.4762
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThis is a large, deep bowl of a somewhat coarse redware fabric. It is roughly hemispherical in shape. The rim is chipped, and there is slight cracking. The exterior of the base is coated with a textured mud layer.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal, Building B 500 (Great Temple of Amun), Room 504 (chapel). 1920: 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)