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Ovoid jar
Nubian
Middle Kerma
about 2050–1700 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, Cemetery B, grave 15
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 17.6 x 7.5 cm (6 15/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.3305
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThis ovoid jar of marl buff-colored marl clay has a rounded base, a very short concave neck, and a rolled rim.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, Cemetery B, grave 15. 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)