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Object Number 24-24-50/B3965
Display Title Jar of smooth hard gray ware, black and orange-red decoration
Descriptions
Object Description Jar, pottery, narrow neck, all-over painted decoration
Inventory Description Ceramic pitcher, spherical body, handle gone, spouted rim, polychrome, broken,
Classification
  • Pitcher
Department Archaeological
Date 270 B.C.- A.D. 350
Culture
  • Meroitic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Sudan / <State> / <County> / <City> / Gammai
Intrasite Cem. 100, Grave 189
Additional Geographic Terms Nubia; Abkah, near
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 16.9 x 14.7 cm (6 5/8 x 5 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B3965 & (G. 184./R.1-crossed out)

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