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Ram's head jar lid

Nubian
Findspot: Sudan (Nubia), Gebel Barkal, 501.I2

Medium/Technique Blue paste
Dimensions 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.3097
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ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionRam's head vessel stopper. Base in bronze of a metal headdress at top of head. Tips of horns damaged. Bronze tang on top of head broken off.
ProvenanceFrom Sudan, Nubia, Gebel Barkal B501.I2. 1920: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.