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Faience fragment
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, KIII center
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 3.1 x 1.5cm (1 1/4 x 9/16in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13-12-317
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Fragments
Description4 Fragments of blue faience. One rilled fragment may be part of faience boat model seat.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Kerma, KIII center. 1914: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.