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Fragment of a stone vessel

Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy (Piye)
743–712 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Grave 53

Medium/Technique Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions Length: 4 cm (1 9/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number19.2652
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionRim fragment of an alabaster vessel.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, Ku. 53 (tomb of Queen Tabiry). 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.