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Alabastron (bag-shaped vessel) with inlaid gold and silver decoration
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Aspelta
593–568 B.C.
Findspot: Sudan, Nubia, Nuri, Pyramid 8 (tomb of Aspelta)
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), gold, silver, Egyptian blue, carnelian, magnetite, amazonite
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 26.5 x 7.8 cm (10 7/16 x 3 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1070
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
Description(a) Alabaster; inscribed; (b) Shoulder decoration of gold filigree work with remains of inlay; neck of vase of silver overlaid with gold decoration and with woven gold wire pendants bearing carnelian, magnetite, and amazonite drops.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri: pyramid 8 (tomb of Aspelta). 1916: 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.
(Accession date: March 1, 1920)
(Accession date: March 1, 1920)
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