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Handle from an alabaster vessel
Nubian or Egyptian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K III St. 5
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Overall: 2 x 5 x 3 cm (13/16 x 1 15/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.5759
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionOne fragment of a handle from an alabaster vessel.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, K III St. 5. 1913: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.