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Fragment of a faience vessel

Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Shebitka
712–698 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Pyramid 18 (Shebitku)

Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions Diameter: estimated 12 cm (4 3/4 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number19.1805
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionRim fragment of a shallow, blue faience bowl.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, pyramid 18 (tomb of king Shebitka). 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.