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This bag-shaped jar is fashioned of a buff-colored marl clay. It has a rounded base, an almost straight neck, and a folded rim.
Provenance
From Kerma, Cemetery S, grave . 1914: 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: July 12, 2006)
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Nubian, Classic Kerma, about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot
Kerma, Nubia (Sudan)
Dimensions
Overall: 19.8 x 8.2 cm (7 13/16 x 3 1/4 in.)
Accession Number
20.3384
Medium or Technique
Pottery