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Small globular jar
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, Cemetery S, grave 1098
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 10 x 6.3 cm (3 15/16 x 2 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.3714
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThis small globular jar has a rounded base, a short concave neck, and an everted rim. It is in battered, flaking, and cracked condition. Some breaks have been mended.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, Cemetery S, grave 1098. 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)