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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Black Polished Pot
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Nubian Art

Black Polished Pot

AAT Object Form/Functionpots (containers)
PeriodNeolithic
Date6000-3100 BCE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineArchaeological Survey of Nubia
Dimensions2 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. (7 x 7 cm)
Object number2008.027.004
Published ReferencesBonhams London, Antiquities (26 October 2007), 160, lot 445.
ProvenanceSaid to have been collected by military officer in Egypt during World War II. Thence by descent. Purchased by MCCM from Bonhams London, October 26, 2007, lot 445 (part).
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
6000-3100 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
1630-1540 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
1980-1630 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
1539-1479 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
3050-2590 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
3050-2590 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
1630-1540 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
1st Century CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University.  Photo by Michael McKelvey.
1630-1540 BCE