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Slender bag-shaped jar
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, Cemetery S, grave 1900
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 31.3 x 10.2 cm (12 5/16 x 4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.3332
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThis slender bag-shaped jar has a rounded base, a long, gradually narrowing upper body, and a distinct point of articulation between the body and a somewhat flared rim. Rilling lines are evident on the exterior surface. The middle of the rim has an incised line, likely added while throwing the vessel on a wheel. There are traces of a red wash.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, Cemetery S, grave 1900. 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 the Sudan.
(Accession date: July 11, 2006)
(Accession date: July 11, 2006)