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Rim fragment of a vessel
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, 1900x upper debris
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: Height: 3.6 cm (1 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1291
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionBlue glazed inside and out; painted outside with hieroglyphic signs.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Kerma, 1900x upper debris. January 1914: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.