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Figural vessel fragment (spout?)
Nubian
Meroitic Period
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, W 194
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 6 x 7 x 6.5 cm (2 3/8 x 2 3/4 x 2 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.3375
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionFragment of vessel, possibly a spout, red brown ware or object; modeled as animal's head.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, W 194, 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: September 1, 2006)
(Accession Date: September 1, 2006)