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Fragment of a jar

Nubian
Early Napatan Period
820–800 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Tomb 13

Medium/Technique Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions Overall: 4.5 x 3.5 x 6.5 cm (1 3/4 x 1 3/8 x 2 9/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number19.2182
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionOne piece of a jar which preserves part of the flat base.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, Ku. 13 (enclosure). 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.

(Accession date: January 7, 2005)