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Faience fragment
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K343x
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Height x thickness x length: 4.5 x 1.7 x 7.0 cm (1 3/4 x 11/16 x 2 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number14.1413
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Fragments
DescriptionIrregular shaped faience fragment, blue on one side, decorated with black lines about 2 cm apart.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Kerma, K343x. 1914: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.