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Porphyry vessel body fragment
Nubian or Egyptian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, III 308
Medium/Technique
Porphyry
Dimensions
Overall: 1.5 x 4 x 6.5 cm (9/16 x 1 9/16 x 2 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.5771
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionOne porphyry vessel body fragment.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, III 308. 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 Sudan.