Bronze bowl
270–A.D. 320
FindspotKaranog, Nubia (Egypt)
Medium/TechniqueMetal; bronze
Dimensions4.9 cm (1 15/16 in.); Legacy dimension: H. 4.9 cm; D. 12.3 cm
Credit LineMFA-University of Pennsylvania Exchange
Accession number1991.1115
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Not on viewClassificationsVessels
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ProvenanceFrom Karanog, tomb G 141. 1908: excavated by the E.B. Coxe Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania; assigned to the University of Pennsylvania in the division of finds by the Sudanese government; 1908-1991: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology; 1991: received by the MFA through exchange with the University of Pennsylvania Museum.
(Accession date: March 25, 1992)
(Accession date: March 25, 1992)
2300–2000 B.C.
10th–8th century B.C.
from 699–600 B.C.
249 B.C.–A.D. 224
6th century B.C.
8th or 7th century B.C.
10th–9th century B.C.
5th century B.C., 499–400 B.C.
7th century A.D.