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Straight-sided cup with resinous contents
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Karkamani (?)
519–510 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid 30 (a queen?), SW foundation deposit
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.4474
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Foundation deposits
DescriptionThis redware cup has a rounded base with a small pointed node near the center. The sides are straight, narrowing towards the top to a straight rim. Prominent rilling lines are visible on the exterior, and there are traces of a red wash. The exterior also has small spots of black. It is in somewhat battered condition. The cup contains a solidified mass of a semi-crystalline sap or resin with earth chaff inclusions. Some residue from this material also coats most of the bottom of the interior.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, Pyramid 30 (tomb of a queen?), SW foundation deposit. 1917: 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 22, 2006)
(Accession Date: August 22, 2006)