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Alabastron
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy (Piye)
743–712 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Ku 4
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 70 x 42 cm (27 9/16 x 16 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.11806
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionAlabastron.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, Ku 4 (tomb of Queen Khensa). 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 Marcg 25, 1992)
(Accession date Marcg 25, 1992)