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Medium ovoid jar
Nubian
Middle Kerma
about 2050–1700 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, Cemetery B, grave 7
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 23.2 x 8.4 cm (9 1/8 x 3 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.3304
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThis ovoid jar of marl clay has a rounded base, a short concave neck, and a rolled rim.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, Cemetery B, grave 7. 1914: 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: July 10, 2006)
(Accession date: July 10, 2006)