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Small bag-shaped jar with a potmark
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, Cemetery S, grave IV-B
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 6.4 x 5.1 cm (2 1/2 x 2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.3704
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThis small bag-shaped jar has a rounded base, a very short neck, and a rolled rim. There are traces of red slip on the exterior. A potmark, possibly a botanical motif, has been incised on one side of the jar.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, Cemetery S, grave IV-B. 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 24, 2006)
(Accession date: July 24, 2006)