Two-handled cup (kantharos)
late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D.
FindspotMeroe (Beg. West), Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueSilver
Dimensions7.4 x 5.4 cm (2 15/16 x 2 1/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number24.876
On View
On viewClassificationsVessels
Collections
Provenance1922, excavated at Meroe, Beg. West 106, by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1924, assigned in the division of finds by the government of Sudan to the MFA.
A.D. 226–651
3rd century B.C.
550–331 B.C.
about A.D. 700–799
664–653 B.C.
664–653 B.C.
about 643–623 B.C.
mid-1st century A.D.
