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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
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Fragments
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.