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Conical eggshell-ware bowl
Nubian
Terminal A-Group
3100–3000 B.C.
Findspot: Sudan (Nubia)
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Height x rim diameter: 19 x 21 cm (7 1/2 x 8 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. George A. Reisner
Accession Number19.1540
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionEggshell thin, handmade polished ware of Nubian A-Group, with black interior and buff exterior painted with red painted geometric patterns imitating basketry.
ProvenanceFrom south of Egeba, Nubia (Egypt). 1910-11, excavated by George A. Reisner for the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition for the Archaeological Survey of Nubia (field no. 148/44/5); assigned in the division of finds by the government of Egypt to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 1, 1919)