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Red polished globular jar
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, Cemetery S, Tumulus III, room FF
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 16.8 x 6.2 cm (6 5/8 x 2 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.3552
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThis globular jar has a rounded base, a short, slightly concave neck, and a rolled rim.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, Cemetery S, Tumulus III, Room FF. 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 19, 2006)
(Accession date: July 19, 2006)