VesselsMeroitic4th-5th century CE
Bowl
4th-5th century CE
Dimensions
5.2 x 11.2 cm (2 1/16 x 4 7/16 in.)
Provenance
Excavated from Grave 102sub by Oric Bates and Dows Dunham at Gammai, Sudan (1915-1916). Natica Bates, Groton, MA (by 1924), gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1924.
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