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Jug

Nubian (Karanog, Egypt)

100 B.C.E.–300 C.E.

Not on view

Bronze figures of Black Africans were used throughout the Roman Empire and attest to the Roman world’s diversity. The vessels distinctive among ancient anthropomorphic metalwork for how they treat otherness. For example, this large jug was found in Karanog, an upper-middle-class Nubian town. The figures on the jug are Hellenistic in style and prompt the question of their meaning to the Nubian owners.

Jug, Bronze, Nubian (Karanog, Egypt) — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Jug, Bronze, Nubian (Karanog, Egypt)

Jug, Bronze, Nubian (Karanog, Egypt)

Jug, Bronze, Nubian (Karanog, Egypt)

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Courtesy of the Penn Museum (E7513)

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Courtesy of the Penn Museum (E7513)

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Courtesy of the Penn Museum (E7513)

Title: Jug

Date: 100 B.C.E.–300 C.E.

Culture: Nubian (Karanog, Egypt)

Medium: Bronze

Dimensions: 6 1/2 × 5 1/8 × 4 5/16 in. (16.5 × 13 × 11 cm)
Diameter (Outside): 3 11/16 in. (9.3 cm)
Mount: 3/16 in. (0.5 cm)

Classification: Metal

Credit Line: Loaned by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, U.S.A. (E7513)

Accession Number: AFB.033

Rights and Reproduction: Courtesy of the Penn Museum (E7513)

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