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Fragments of vessel

Nubian
Meroitic Period, reign of Naldamak
56–43 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Gebel Barkal, PYR VI

Medium/Technique Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions Length x width: 4.4 x 4.5 cm (1 3/4 x 1 3/4 in.)
Length x width: 2.6 x 2.4 cm (1 x 15/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number16-2-101
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionTwo joining fragments of a water-worn vessel (probably bottle-shaped).
ProvenanceGebel Barkal PYR VI; Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.