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Slender black-topped red polished ovoid jar
Nubian
Middle Kerma
about 2050–1700 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, Cemetery B, grave 21
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 17.3 x 6 cm (6 13/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.3315
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThis slender ovoid jar has a rounded base, a straight neck, and flaring straight rim with slight blackening. The exterior was treated with a red slip that has been polished.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, Cemetery B, grave 21. 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 10, 2006)
(Accession date: July 10, 2006)