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Nubian
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Semna, Chamber B S509
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Length x width x thickness (largest piece): 11.0 x 7.0 x 0.5 cm (4 5/16 x 2 3/4 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.1939
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionFragments of at least six bowls; highly pebbled-polished red bodies; black polished rims; thin walls; several fragments fit together; black interiors; black-top redware.
ProvenanceFrom Semna, Chamber B S509. 1924: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.