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Agate cup
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy (Piye)–Taharqa
743–664 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Ku 4 (Queen Khensa)
Medium/Technique
Agate
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 3.5 x 7.3 cm (1 3/8 x 2 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.300.1
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionAgate cup with brown and white veins.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, Ku 4 (tomb of Queen Khensa). 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.