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Fragment of an alabaster vessel

Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Kashta
750–743 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Pyramid 8, debris

Medium/Technique Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions Length x width x depth: 4.5 x 2.4 x 1.4 cm (1 3/4 x 15/16 x 9/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number19.1909
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionOne alabaster vessel body fragment
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, pyramid 8 (Tomb of Kashta), chapel debris. 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)