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Alabastron
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Taharqa
690–664 B.C.
Object Place: Sudan, Nubia
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Height: 30 cm (11 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.245
OUT ON LOAN
On display at National Center of Afro-American Artists, Inc., since February 23, 1994
On display at National Center of Afro-American Artists, Inc., since February 23, 1994
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionVase. Alabaster; egg-shaped; two knob-handles on shoulder with small pierced holes for suspension; cracked; fragments missing.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 1 (tomb of Taharqa). 1917: 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.
(Accession Date: March 1, 1920)
(Accession Date: March 1, 1920)