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Globular marl jar (body only)
Nubian
Early Kerma
about 2400–2050 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, Cemetery N, Grave 3
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 22 cm (8 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.3258
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThis symmetrical globular jar, of buff-colored marl clay, is broken off at the top, leaving only very small portions of a concave neck, probably originally short. It has a rounded base.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, Cemetery N, grave 3. 1915: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of the Sudan.
(Accession date: July 6, 2006)
(Accession date: July 6, 2006)