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Large jar
Nubian
Early Kerma
about 2400–2050 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, Cemetery N, grave 11
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 38.2 x 11 cm (15 1/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.3771
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThis is a large ovoid jar (with virtually straight sides) with rolled rim.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, Cemetery N, grave 11. 1915: 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: July 26, 2006)
(Accession date: July 26, 2006)