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Small globular jar
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, Cemetery S, Tumulus III, Hall A
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 6.4 x 4 cm (2 1/2 x 1 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.3710
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThis small globular redware jar has an almost spherical body and a slightly everted rim. The rim shows some signs of blackening. There exterior of the body exhibits traces of burnished red slip or wash.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, Cemetery S, Tumulus III, Hal A. 1913: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.
(Accession date: July 24, 2006)
(Accession date: July 24, 2006)