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Base of a round-bottomed jar
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K1900
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 6.2 x 7.8 cm (2 7/16 x 3 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1246
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionPainted bottom; blue glaze outside only; painted with lotus design centered on bottom.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Kerma, K1900. January, 1914: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.