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Large jar
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Shebitka
712–698 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Pyramid 72
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.2735
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThis large brown ware jar is drum-shaped with a very narrow neck and two handles at the base of the neck. The shape is sometimes referred to as a 'pilgrim flask'.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, pyramid 72 (tomb of an unidentified queen). 1919: 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)