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Fragment of a vessel
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy (Piye)
743–712 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, tomb 53
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Overall: 19 x 9.4cm (7 1/2 x 3 11/16in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number19.2657
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionSix pieces of a thick-walled vessel. One piece, which is much thinner than the others, and with different stone, nevertheless has the field number written on it in pencil. Found with unidentified pieces on top of cabinet 13.
ProvenanceFrom 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..