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Fragments of an alabaster vessel
Nubian
Napatan Period, possibly reign of Kashta
750–743 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Pyramid 7
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Overall: 10.5 x 23 x 11.5 cm (4 1/8 x 9 1/16 x 4 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number19.1967
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThree pieces of a large thick-walled vessel.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, Ku. 7 (tomb of an unidentified person, probably a queen). 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 7, 2005)
(Accession date: January 7, 2005)