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Fragment of a stone vessel

Nubian
Napatan Period
about 643–593 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid XXIII, room A

Medium/Technique Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions Length x width x thickness: 3.1 x 1.5 x 1 cm (1 1/4 x 9/16 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number17-3-537
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionRim fragment of an alabaster vessel.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid XXIII (Masalaye), room A. 1917: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.