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Jar with loop handles
Nubian
Meroitic Period
1st–2nd century A.D.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Gammai, Grave 115
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 24.5 x 21 cm (9 5/8 x 8 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Oric Bates
Accession Number24.367a-b
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionLoops are applied on both handles of this squat bowl, through which a carrying rod is hung. (Sudan catalogue)
Bucket with bail handle and separate lid. Handle supports rivetted on. Patch rivetted in side. (Card)
Bucket with bail handle and separate lid. Handle supports rivetted on. Patch rivetted in side. (Card)
ProvenanceFrom Gammai, Nubia (Sudan), Grave 115, object #11. 1915-6: excavated by Oric Bates & Dows Dunham for the Harvard Peabody Museum; 1916: assigned to Oric Bates in the division of finds with the Sudanese government; Sept. 4, 1924: given to the MFA by Mrs. Oric Bates.