Common in grave, tomb, and temple contexts, small vessels such as this example are often called "offering bowls/cups" or, because of their small size, "model bowls." In ancient times they could be used for the presentation of offerings at a tomb or temple, as model offerings in and of...
Provenance
From Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal, Great Temple of Amun, room 518. 1916: 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 16, 2006)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Nubian, Meroitic Period (?), 270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Findspot
Gebel Barkal, Nubia (Sudan)
Dimensions
Overall: 4.1 x 8.6 cm (1 5/8 x 3 3/8 in.)
Accession Number
20.4247
Medium or Technique
Pottery