Advanced Search 
Black-topped redware beaker
Nubian
Kerma
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K1052-4
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .116 H.
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.4071
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThin gray paste, red polished black top exterior, with supplementary band; interior black polished; had been broken and mended with thongs (?) through bored holes.
Ware type: Black-topped red-polished ware
Vessel type:
Reisner's type: III(1a)
Profile:
Rim type:
Base:
Surface Condition:
Vessel Condition:
Decoration:
Other:
Ware type: Black-topped red-polished ware
Vessel type:
Reisner's type: III(1a)
Profile:
Rim type:
Base:
Surface Condition:
Vessel Condition:
Decoration:
Other:
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, K1052-4. 1913: Excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.