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Redware offering dish
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Malowiebamani
463–435 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid 11 (Malowiebamani) Room B
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 4.8 x 15.1 cm (1 7/8 x 5 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.4152
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Foundation deposits
DescriptionCommon in grave, tomb, and temple contexts, small, often poorly made vessels such as this redware dish are often classified as "offering bowls/dishes. They could be used to present actual offerings at a tomb or temple or could be used as model offerings in and of themselves. Examples of sufficient size could be used for a variety of functional uses as well. Smaller examples such as this one were often employed as lids to jars with mouths of appropriate diameter. Such dishes are often made of medium to coarse grades of clay. Knife-cut or cord-cut bases are common, though rounded bases occur as well. They are frequently wheel made. Irregularities or asymmetry in shaping reflect fast work and mass production.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, Pyramid 11 (tomb of Malowiebamani). 1917: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of the Sudan.
(Accession Date: August 14, 2006)
(Accession Date: August 14, 2006)