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Inscribed silver bowl
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Tanwetamani
664–653 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), El Kurru, Ku IV
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 12.3 x 18.5 cm (4 13/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.3091
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionFlat bottomed, vertical sided. Engraved with cartouches of Queen Khensa.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, pyramid 4 (tomb of Queen Khensa). 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.