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Miniature bowl

Egyptian
New Kingdom
1550–1070 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Semna, S 716

Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions Height x diameter x thickness (of rim): 3.9 x 12.2 x 0.5 cm (1 9/16 x 4 13/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number27.877
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionMiniature blue-glazed faience convex bowl. It is decorated in black rosettes inside and outside with petals. The body is reddish-brown under the glaze. It has a plain rim, which is carinated. It has a small flat base. It is complete.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Semna, S 716. March 22, 1924: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.