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Fragment of a stone vessel

Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Tanwetamani
664–653 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Pyramid 16

Medium/Technique Porphyry
Dimensions Overall: 1.5 x 6 x 5 cm (9/16 x 2 3/8 x 1 15/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number19.2220
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionShoulder fragment of a narrow-mouthed vessel.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, Ku. 16 (tomb of Tanwetamani). 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.