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Black-topped red-polished bowl
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, Cemetery S, grave K 1065
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 19.5 cm (7 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.4100
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionWare type: Black-topped red-polished ware
Vessel type: Bowl
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Other: Thin gray paste; interior black polished; supplementary band
Vessel type: Bowl
Reisner's type:
Profile:
Rim type:
Base:
Surface Condition:
Vessel Condition:
Decoration:
Other: Thin gray paste; interior black polished; supplementary band
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, Cemetery S, grave 1065 (K 1065/20). 1913: 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: May 19, 2006)
(Accession date: May 19, 2006)