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Bowl
Nubian
Meroitic Period
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, Meroitic Cemetery, K27/1
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 7.2 cm (2 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.4032
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThin gray ware, decorated with lotus and papyrus stalks in panels.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, Meroitic cemetery, grave K27/1. 1913: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.