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Alabastron (bag-shaped vessel)
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Aspelta
593–568 B.C.
Object Place: Sudan, Nubia, Nuri, Tomb of Aspelta, Pyramid VIII
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: H. .250 D. .127
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1073
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionAlabaster; prominent horizontal veining. Two knob handles on shoulders. Broken and mended; few small fragments missing.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 8 (tomb of Aspelta). 1916: 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)
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