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Small globular jar
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, Cemetery S, Tumulus IV, grave 441
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 7.5 x 5 cm (2 15/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.3753
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThis small, nearly squat globular jar has a rounded base, a very short neck, and a rolled rim with several chips/fragments broken off and missing. The base was shaped in part through the use of a straight edge.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, Cemetery S, Tumulus IV, grave 441. 1914: 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 25, 2006)
(Accession date: July 25, 2006)