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Vessel rim fragment
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Shabaka
698–690 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Pyramid XV
Medium/Technique
Porphyry
Dimensions
Overall: 1 x 3 x 2.5 cm (3/8 x 1 3/16 x 1 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number19.1784
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionRim fragment of a gray and white mottled vessel.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, pyramid 15 (tomb of king Shabaka) 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.