Advanced Search 
Hemispherical bowl
Nubian
Post-Meroitic/Byzantine Period
A.D. 364–476
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid 25 (Queen(?) Maletaral II)
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 5.8 x 15.2 cm (2 5/16 x 6 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.4772
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThis is a fairly small, wide, and shallow hemispherical bowl that is treated with creamy white slip on both interior and exterior. The exterior side of the rim is painted with a thin line of dark brown paint. The interior is decorated with a designe of similar color: four lines run vertically from the rim to the center of the base (i.e. crossed, dividing the bowl into quadrants) where they meet with a symmetrical, intricately woven line design. The bowl is broken but mended; some portions are missing. The remaining portion has some cracks.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, Pyramid 25 (tomb of Queen(?) Maletaral II). 1917: 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: September 1, 2006)
(Accession Date: September 1, 2006)