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Large globular jar with incised decoration
Nubian
A-Group to C-Group
3100–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia, Egypt, Dakka, Cemetery 101, Grave 178
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 26 cm (10 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Archaeological Survey of Nubia
Accession Number19.3504
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThis large rough redware globular jar is in fragmentary condition. Its surface has been decorated with incised line and hatched patterns: some seem to be abstract "y"-patterns, while some resemble fish or other aquatic/animal life. It has a high neck. One area is roughly finished due to exposure; there is a hole bored into one rim sherd for repair.
ProvenanceFrom Dakka (ASN 101/178). 1910. Excavated by Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition for the Archaeological Survey of Nubia; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the Egyptian government.
(Accession Date: July 5, 2006)
(Accession Date: July 5, 2006)