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Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy (Piye)
743–712 B.C.
Findspot: Sudan, Nubia, Kurru, Ku 53

Medium/Technique Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions Legacy dimension: D. 0.151
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.2803
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ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionAlabaster. Broken and mended, complete.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) el-Kurru, Ku 53 (tomb of Queen Tabiry).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.