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Fragment of a faience vessel

Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Kashta
750–743 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Pyramid 8

Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions Height x width x depth: 4 x 3.2 x 1.1 cm (1 9/16 x 1 1/4 x 7/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number19.1832
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, pyramid 8 (Tomb of Kashta). 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.

(Accession date: January 5, 2005)