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Black-topped red polished beaker
Nubian
Classic Kerma
1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K1044-1
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Height: 11.7 cm (4 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.4080
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionBlack-topped redware beaker; slightly flaring at the rim, flat base. Supplementary black band around the body.
Ware type: Black-topped red-polished ware
Vessel type: Beaker
Reisner's type: III(3a)
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Ware type: Black-topped red-polished ware
Vessel type: Beaker
Reisner's type: III(3a)
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ProvenanceFrom Kerma K1044-1. 1913: excavated by the Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.