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Vessel fragments
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Basakheren
405–404 B.C.
Findspot: Sudan, Nubia, Nuri, tomb 17
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number17-3-405
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionEight pieces of a fine very thin-walled bottle, one piece preserving the upper part, including both lugs and the flared rim. Four of the other pieces are fitted, in pairs.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri 17; 1917 Excavated by the Harvard University-MFA Boston Expedition, March 1919.