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Vessel fragment
Nubian
Meroitic Period
about 0–A.D. 20
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. N.), Tomb 5
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height x diameter x thickness: 1.3 x 6.3 x 0.35 cm (1/2 x 2 1/2 x 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.12449
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionSmall incomplete saucer(?), much oxidized, as well as two bases and fragments of similar objects.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Meroe (Beg. N.), Tomb 5. 1921: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.