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Painted globular marl jar
Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, Cemetery S, Tumulus I, Room Y3
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 19.1 x 11.5 cm (7 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.3506
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThis globular jar is fashioned of a marl clay with a pinkish-white slip applied to the exterior. The upper half of the body is decorated with dark brown-black painted lines in alternating patterns: groups of 8-9 vertical lines from the bottom of the neck to the shoulders and bands of four lines that cross each other to form large "x"-designs.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, Cemetery S, Tumulus I, Room Y3. 1913: 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 18, 2006)
(Accession date: July 18, 2006)