This miniature jar has a squat shouldered body with a flat base, a concave neck, and an outwardly pulled rim. It is fashioned of blackware with small traces on the exterior of black polished surface treatment, the majority of which has worn away.
Provenance
From Kerma, Cemetery S, grave 1058. 1913: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan. (Accession date: July 24, 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: 5.5 x 4 cm (2 3/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Accession Number
20.3713
Medium or Technique
Pottery