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Bowl
Nubian
Meroitic Period
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, Meroitic Cemetery, K17/1
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 9 x 10 cm (3 9/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.4036
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThin buff ware, decorated with alternate lotus motif and papyrus(?) buds.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, Meroitic cemetery, grave K17/1. 1913: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.