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Stoppered globular marl jar with contents
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, Cemetery S, Tumulus III, grave 323
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 Number20.3508
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThis globular jar is fashioned of a buff-colored marl clay. A stopper of greenish stone occupies the the entirety of the mouth. According to the object register kept at the time of excavation, the jar contains "decayed vegetable matter." The jar exhibits several cracks.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, Cemetery S, Tumulus III, grave 323. 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 18, 2006)
(Accession date: July 18, 2006)