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Fragment
Nubian
Meroitic Period
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Mirgissa, surface debris of cemetery on Take Island
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number31-12-54A
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionOne piece with two numbers -- labelled both 31-12-54A and 31-12-54B (no visible cracks to explain two numbers). One of four fragments (two fitting) of a bowl. Very smooth, decoration painted brown on outside.
ProvenanceFrom Mirgissa, surface debris of cemetery on Take Island. 1931: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.