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Fragments of an alabaster vessel
Nubian
Napatan Period, possibly reign of Kashta
750–743 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Pyramid 7
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Overall: 4.5 x 8 x 7.5 cm (1 3/4 x 3 1/8 x 2 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number19.1978
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionTwo body fragments of a thick-walled alabaster vessel.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, Ku. 7 (tomb of an unidentified person, probably a queen). 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)
(Accession date: January 7, 2005)