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Alabaster vessel fragments
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy (Piye)
743–712 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, tomb 17
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Overall: 2 x 14 x 3 cm (13/16 x 5 1/2 x 1 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number19.2115
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionFour pieces of vessels, two preserving sections of flared rims (different vessels). A of October 8, 2004, there are five fragments. Two of them join, so they may have been one fragment.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) el-Kurru, Ku 17 (tomb of Piankhy). 1919: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.