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Small jar
Nubian
Meroitic Period
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, W306
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 12.5 x 8.5 cm (4 15/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.3283
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionSmall jar, long narrow neck, red brown ware, straw-marked, painted bands at neck and shoulder, chipped rim.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, W306, 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.