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Lid of a stone vessel
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Taharqa
690–664 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid XXXVI, room B
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Diameter: 6 cm (2 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number17-2-1873
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionTwo joining fragments of a travertine lid.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 36 (tomb of Atakhebasken), room B. 1917: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of the Sudan.