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Squat shouldered jar
Nubian
Middle Kerma
about 2050–1700 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, Cemetery B, grave 59
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 20 x 9 cm (7 7/8 x 3 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.3306
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThis squat jar has a globular body with fairly high-set shoulders that narrow to a small rounded base, a concave neck, and a rolled rim.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, Cemetery B, grave 59. 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 the Sudan.
(Accession date: July 10, 2006)
(Accession date: July 10, 2006)