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Vessel foot
Nubian
Meroitic Period
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, Beg. W144
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Overall: 4 x dia. 10.5 cm (1 9/16 x 4 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number22-2-309
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionFoot of vessel, machine made. This is one of three vessels that were found still packed in Shipping crate BMS 278. There were no identifying numbers. The shipping list identified them as "3 bowls Meroe, Beg." The foot of vessel fits the description of 22-2-309 and the other two were given Eg. Inv. 6388 and Eg. Inv.6389.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W144. February, 1922: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition. Assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.