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Object Number
15-12-50/B1392
Display Title
Potsherd
Descriptions
Object Description
Potsherd
Inventory Description
Ceramic rim sherd, red, neck burnished, body grooved zigzag, cord impressed
Classification
- Sherd
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Predynastic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Sudan
/
Dongola
/
<County>
/
<City>
/
Kerma
Intrasite
KXVI, KVIII-XX
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 16.6 x 13.4 x 1.8 cm (6 9/16 x 5 1/4 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
B/1392; Su/227
Provenance
Expedition
Harvard University- Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
(1913)
Collector
George A. Reisner
(1913)
Lender
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
(1915)
Donor
Donated by
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
(1929)
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