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Bag-shaped vessel

Egyptian
Late Middle Kingdom to Second Intermediate Perio
1991–1570 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia, Kerma, tomb B92, no. 1

Medium/Technique Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions Height x diameter: 13.2 x 8.2 cm (5 3/16 x 3 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.11913
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ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionBag-shaped jar with round base and flaring, corrugated neck.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, tomb B 92, no. 1. February, 1915: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan, 1921.