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Small bowl/lid
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Amaninatakelebte
538–519 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid 10 ( Amani-natake-lebte), SE foundation
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 3.3 x 13.8 cm (1 5/16 x 5 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.3989
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionCommon in tomb and temple contexts, small vessels such as this example are often called "offering bowls/dishes" or, especially due to their small size, "model bowls." In ancient times they could be used for the presentation of offerings at a tomb or temple or as model offerings in and of themselves. They were also employed as lids for jars with mouths of appropriate diameter. Such bowls/lids are most often made of medium to coarse grades of clay. Knife-cut or cord-cut bases and little or no smoothing of the surfaces combine with irregularities in shaping to indicate mass production. A portion of this vessel is missing due to a break.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, Pyramid 10 (tomb of Amaninatakelebte), SE foundation deposit. 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: August 7, 2006)
(Accession Date: August 7, 2006)