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Nubian
Late Meroitic Period
100 B.C.–A.D. 300
Findspot: Nubia (Egypt), Karanog, Tomb G 235
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 27 x 25 cm (10 5/8 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
MFA-University of Pennsylvania Exchange
Accession Number1991.1138
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionBlack and orange decoration with abstract motifs and palm fronds.
ProvenanceFrom Karanog, tomb G 235. 1908: excavated by the E.B. Coxe Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania; assigned to the University of Pennsylvania in the division of finds by the Sudanese government; 1908-1991: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology; 1991: received by the MFA through exchange with the University of Pennsylvania Museum.
(Accession date: March 25, 1992)
(Accession date: March 25, 1992)