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Fragments of a jar

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

Medium/Technique Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions Overall: 2 x 4.5 x 7 cm (13/16 x 1 3/4 x 2 3/4 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number19.1822
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionTwo pieces of small shoulder jar, one piece preserving a section of rim and a lug handle.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, Ku. 8 (Tomb of Kashta). 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 5, 2005)