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Fragments of a jar

Nubian
Napatan Period
800–780 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Tomb 10

Medium/Technique Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions Overall: 5.5 x 8 x 10 cm (2 3/16 x 3 1/8 x 3 15/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number19.2007
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionTwo pieces of a vessel, one preserving part of a handle and the other is a piece of the handle itself.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, Ku. 10 (foundation debris). 1919: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.