Pot

Meroitic Period

A.D. 3rd century

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 130

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Provenance

Title: Pot
Period: Meroitic Period
Date: A.D. 3rd century
Geography: From Nubia (Sudan), Lower Nubia, Faras, Cemetery 1, Grave 2012, University of Oxford Excavations in Nubia 1911–1912
Medium: Pottery
Dimensions: Diam. 9.5 × H. 6.4 cm (3 3/4 × 2 1/2 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1913
Object Number: 13.125.33
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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