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Fragments of a stone vessel

Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Aspelta
593–568 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid XXVII, room B

Medium/Technique Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions Length x width: 5 x 3.3 cm (1 15/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Length x width: 5 x 2.3 cm (1 15/16 x 7/8 in.)
Length x width: 3.9 x 2 cm (1 9/16 x 13/16 in.)
Length x width: 2.7 x 2.5 cm (1 1/16 x 1 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number18-3-146
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionFour fragments of an alabaster vessel.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid XXVII (Madiken), room B. 1918: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.