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Slender jar
Nubian
Middle Kerma
about 2050–1700 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, Cemetery B, grave 37
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 29.6 x 8 cm (11 5/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.3321
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThis slender jar is has an elongated ovoid body that narrows towards the top to a long, straight neck with a straight, unworked rim. The base is rounded. The neck has been formed with wide indented lines around its entirety, creating a striated effect. Prior to firing the neck was deformed (compressed inward), thus creating an oval, rather than circular, mouth.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, Cemetery B, grave 37. 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)