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Piece of buff, bodied faience
Nubian
Meroitic Period
A.D. 30–175
Findspot: Nubia, Meroe (Beg.), W 362; Object Place: Nubia, Sudan
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
1.4 x 3.1 x 3.55 cm (9/16 x 1 1/4 x 1 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-2-28a
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects
Descriptionone piece of buff - bodied faience, traces of blue glaze on two faces and over edge
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W. 362, February, 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.