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Shallow bowl
Nubian
Meroitic Period
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. W), grave 159
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 6 x 15.5 cm (2 3/8 x 6 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.3246
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThis well made shallow bowl is roughly hemispherical in shape and has fairly thin walls. Both the interior and exterior have been treated with a red slip and polished. Both surfaces also have many small black discolorations. The straight, unworked rim has a few chips, and there is one fragment missing from the vessel. Otherwise it is intact.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe (Beg. W), grave 159. 1922: 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: August 22, 2006)
(Accession Date: August 22, 2006)