Meroitic / Spherical Jar / ca. 100 B.C.?300 A.D.

Meroitic
Spherical Jar
ca. 100 B.C.?300 A.D.
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Creator Nationality: African; North African; Nubian
Creator Name-CRT: Meroitic
Title: Spherical Jar
View: Principal view
Creation Start Date: -10
Creation End Date: 300
Creation Date: ca. 100 B.C.?300 A.D.
Object Type: Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Materials and Techniques: Painted pottery
Dimensions: H. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
Description: From both the technical and aesthetic point of view, the ceramics produced during the Meroitic period of the Kushite kingdom are of superb quality. These ceramics are particularly common in Lower Nubia, where many sites have been excavated. Decorative elements include geometric designs, plant and animal motifs, and even human figures. Although their repertoire shows both Egyptian and Hellenistic influence, the Kushite ceramic artists of this period develop their own distinctive style, which makes Meroitic pottery easy to recognize.
AMICA Contributor: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location: New York, New York
ID Number: 08.202.47
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1908
Copyright: Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
Rights: http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp
Style or Period: Meroitic Period
AMICA ID: MMA_.08.202.47
AMICA Library Year: 2002
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright (c) 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All Rights Reserved

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