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Vessel fragments

Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Harsiyotef
404–396 B.C.
Findspot: Sudan, Nubia, Nuri, tomb 44

Medium/Technique Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions Height x diameter: 5.5 x 3.4 cm (2 3/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Height x length: 5.8 x 3.2 cm (2 5/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Height x length: 6 x 2.3 cm (2 3/8 x 7/8 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number17-4-85
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionThree fitted pieces, two joined, of the top of a thin-walled vase preserving the flared rim and one lug.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri 44; 1917 Excavated by the Harvard University-MFA Boston Expedition, March 1919.