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Two-handled cup (kantharos)
Roman
Imperial
late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. West), Pyramid 106
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
7.4 x 5.4 cm (2 15/16 x 2 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.876
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionFragments of two-handled silver chalice on foot, punched dot inscription in Greek on underside of base.
Provenance1922, excavated at Meroe, Beg. West 106, by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1924, assigned in the division of finds by the government of Sudan to the MFA.