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Vegetable matter fragments
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, Tumulus III 4(1)
Medium/Technique
Vegetable matter
Dimensions
Height x width x thickness: 6.0 x 4.7 x 1.5 cm (2 3/8 x 1 7/8 x 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number14.1350
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsOrganic remains
DescriptionCosmetic (?), greasy-gray vegetable matter, from pot #14-2-598.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Kerma, Tumulus III 4(1). 1914: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.