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Jar

Nubian
Meroitic Period
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, W125A debris

Medium/Technique Pottery
Dimensions Overall: 31 x 24 cm (12 3/16 x 9 7/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number47.3756
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionOne of two jars with narrow, short, rimless neck and vase of a third like 22-2-119. Vase not present.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, W125A debris. 1922: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan. (Accession date: June 2, 2022)