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Jar fragments

Nubian
Meroitic Period
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, W453 (thieves' debris)

Medium/Technique Pottery
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.3388
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionAt least three jars, speckled brown ware, faintly black centered and apparently black polished. Incised decoration outside.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, W453 (thieves' debris). 1923: 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: September 1, 2006)