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Faience fragment

Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K 319x

Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions Height x width x depth:3.6 x 5.4 x 2.0 cm (1 7/16 x 2 1/8 x 13/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number14-2-314b
NOT ON VIEW

DescriptionRectangular shaped fragment with an oval shaped hole in the front (tile?), continuing through the middle of the object. Also decorated with incised lines. May belong to boat model.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Kerma, K319x. 1914: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.