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Unguent jar
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy (Piye)
743–712 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Ku 52
Medium/Technique
Quartzite
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: D. 0.060 H. 0.175
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.2788
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionBrown Quartzite; tall, pointed bottom; neck made of a separate piece. Broken and mended; incomplete.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) el-Kurru,Ku 52. 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.