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Small pointed-base jar
Nubian
Meroitic Period (?)
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Gebel Barkal, Great Temple of Amun, room 518, B 500
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 12.2 x 4.1 cm (4 13/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.4873
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThis small jar is fashioned of a buff to reddish clay fabric. It has a pointed base and globular upper body with two nub-like handles. A constricted concave neck connects the body with a flaring rim, the majority of which is broken off and missing. The exterior has traces of treatment with a red wash.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal, Great Temple of Amun (B 500), room 518. 1916: 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 8, 2006)
(Accession Date: September 8, 2006)