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Small hemispherical bowl
Nubian
Napatan Period
about 750–270 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Grave 704
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 8.6 x 13.1 cm (3 3/8 x 5 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.4486
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThis small hemispherical bowl is fashioned of a pinkish clay fabric. The interior and exterior surfaces have been treated with a red slip and well polished. A whitish muddy wash subsequently coated portions of the vessel. There is a slight irregularity to its rounded base. The exterior has some black discolorations, while the interior has some incrustations of sand.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, Ku. 704. 1919: 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 23, 2006)
(Accession Date: August 23, 2006)