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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Black Top Beaker
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Nubian Art

Black Top Beaker

Possible OriginSudan, Africa
Possible OriginEgypt, Africa
Date1759-1539 BCE
Credit LineMohamed Farid Khamis/Oriental Weavers Fund
Dimensions3 1/8 x 3 11/16 in. (7.9 x 9.4 cm)
Object number2015.013.006
Exhibition HistoryFrom Pharaohs to Emperors: New Egyptian and Classical Antiquities at Emory, Michael C. Carlos Museum, January 14 - April 2, 2006
Lost Kingdoms of the Nile: Nubian Treasures from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 9 - August 31, 2008

ProvenanceEx private collection, United States, from at least 2005. Purchased by MCCM from Sue McGovern-Huffman [Sands of Time Ancient Art], Washington DC.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University.
2nd-early 4th Century CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
1539-1479 BCE
© Bruce M. White, 2006.
722-332 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
1539-1077 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
1980-1630 BCE
© Bruce M. White, 2005.
722-655 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
1630-1540 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University.  Photo by Michael McKelvey.
1630-1540 BCE