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Small carinated bowl
Nubian
Meroitic Period
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, Meroitic Cemetery, grave 35
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 7.6 x 12.6 cm (3 x 4 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.3942
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThis small carinated bowl is fashioned of a reddish-brown clay fabric. It has a disc base and a straight rim. Two incised lines are on the body. The point of carination is low on the body.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, Meroitic Cemetery, grave 35. 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: August 3, 2006)
(Accession date: August 3, 2006)