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Cup
Nubian
Meroitic Period
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, W 453
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 9.5 x 3.8 cm (3 3/4 x 1 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.3235
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionSmall cup , red brown ware, red polish on both surfaces, faint incised lines on the outside.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe (Beg. W), grave 453. 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.
(Accession Date: August 22, 2006)
(Accession Date: August 22, 2006)