ClassificationsAncient Nubian Art
Cup
Possible OriginEgypt, Africa
CultureLower Nubian
PeriodC Group II
Date1980-1630 BCE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineMuseum purchase through the generosity of Anne Cox Chambers
Dimensions3 in. (7.6 cm)
Object number2014.011.001
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2001 - 2006Lost Kingdoms of the Nile: Nubian Treasures from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 9 - August 31, 2008
Published ReferencesRoyal-Athena Galleries, Art of the Ancient World Volume IX (1997), number 87.
ProvenanceWith Bonhams London, May 1983. With Jerome Eisenberg (1930-2022) [Royal-Athena Galleries], New York, New York, from 1997. Purchased by MCCM from Royal-Athena.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
1630-1540 BCE
3050-2590 BCE
1st Century CE
1539-1479 BCE
722-332 BCE
1630-1540 BCE
722-332 BCE
2nd-early 4th Century CE
722-332 BCE
1759-1539 BCE
722-655 BCE or 722-332 BCE
1759-1539 BCE
