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Small offering dish/lid
Nubian
Meroitic Period
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, W.466, FD SE
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 4.4 x 11.8 cm (1 3/4 x 4 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.3139
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Foundation deposits
DescriptionOne of twenty-two found together. Some are complete; others are broken.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, .466, FD SE. 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.
(Accession Date: August 16, 2006)
(Accession Date: August 16, 2006)