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Small jar
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Siaspiqa
487–468 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid 29 (Queen? Piankhqew-qa), NE found. dep.
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 18 x 8 cm (7 1/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.4793
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Foundation deposits
DescriptionThis small jar is fashioned of a somewhat coarse red clay fabric with scattered limestone inclusions, some of which are sizable enough to have undermined the integrity of the exterior surface. The base is rough and rounded. The body narrows very slightly through the mid-section. Much of the upper body has broken off and is missing, though three small fragments remain. One is a rim fragment that indicates this jar had a small collar-like rim. The remainder of the jar has some cracks.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, Pyramid 29 (tomb of Queen(?) Piankhqew-qa), NE foundation deposit. 1917-1918: 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: September 5, 2006)
(Accession Date: September 5, 2006)