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Stone object

Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Taharqa
690–664 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Pyramid IV (Queen Khensa)

Medium/Technique Stone
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number19.2308
NOT ON VIEW

DescriptionTeardrop-shaped object (green and white glazed) with incised bands of decoration and a rosette on the rounded base.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, pyramid IV (Queen Khensa). 1919: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.