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Upper portion of an tall slender jar
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Siaspiqa
487–468 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid 4 (Siaspiqa), SE foundation dep.
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 34.3 x 9.6 cm (13 1/2 x 3 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.4070
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThis is the upper portion of a tall slender jar fashioned of reddish clay fabric. Much of the lower body and all of the base is broken off; seven fragments remain. The sides of the vessel narrow in the top portion. The mouth is fairly wide with an undulating rim profile. Two handles are attached to the upper body; both are thick, awkward and, though intended as loop handles, have little to no space in the loop. There is a large crack in the remaining body, rendering it slightly unstable.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, Pyramid 4 (tomb of Siaspiqa), NE foundation deposit. 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 11, 2006)
(Accession Date: August 11, 2006)