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Black-topped redware bowl
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, Cemetery S, K 307
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 10.5 x 17.5 cm (4 1/8 x 6 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.2741
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThis is a black-topped redware bowl. The red surface treatment shows a degree of polish similar to that of the classic black-topped red polished ware that is characteristic of the Classic Kerma period.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, Cemetery S, tomb K 307. 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)