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Globular red polished jar with rilled/ribbed neck
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, Cemetery S, Tumulus XIV, chapel A
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 15 x 12.8 cm (5 7/8 x 5 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.2102
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThis red-polished globular jar has a rounded base, a short rilled/ribbed neck, and a worked rolled rim.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, Cemetery S, Tumulus XIV, chapel A. 1914: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1920: assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.
(Accession Date: March 22, 1995)
(Accession Date: March 22, 1995)