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Slender jar
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, Cemetery S, Tumulus III, grave 332
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 16 x 11 cm (6 5/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.3722
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThis slender jar has nearly straight sides and a rounded, shaved base that almost comes to a rounded point. The upper body narrows very slightly before ending in a wide mouth with a straight rim. The uppermost portion has broken off. Some fragments remain, and some portions are missing.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, Cemetery S, Tumulus III, grave 332. 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 Sudan.
(Accession date: July 25, 2006)
(Accession date: July 25, 2006)