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Vessel fragments
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Anlamani
632–593 B.C.
Findspot: Sudan, Nubia, Nuri, tomb 6
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Height x length: 4.5 x 3.7 cm (1 3/4 x 1 7/16 in.)
Height x length: 3 x 7 cm (1 3/16 x 2 3/4 in.)
Height x length: 3.5 x 3.7 cm (1 3/8 x 1 7/16 in.)
Height x length: 3.4 x 4.3 cm (1 5/16 x 1 11/16 in.)
Height x length: 1.3 x 2.9 cm (1/2 x 1 1/8 in.)
Height x length: 1.2 x 4 cm (1/2 x 1 9/16 in.)
Height x length: 1.9 x 4 cm (3/4 x 1 9/16 in.)
Height x length: 2.1 x 6 cm (13/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Height x length: 2.3 x 3.8 cm (7/8 x 1 1/2 in.)
Height x length: 2 x 3.7 cm (13/16 x 1 7/16 in.)
Height x length: 4 x 7.8 cm (1 9/16 x 3 1/16 in.)
Height x length: 5.5 x 7.5 cm (2 3/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
Height x length: 1.4 x 2 cm (9/16 x 13/16 in.)
Height x length: 2.4 x 2.2 cm (15/16 x 7/8 in.)
Height x length: 2.8 x 3.9 cm (1 1/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Height x length: 3 x 7 cm (1 3/16 x 2 3/4 in.)
Height x length: 3.5 x 3.7 cm (1 3/8 x 1 7/16 in.)
Height x length: 3.4 x 4.3 cm (1 5/16 x 1 11/16 in.)
Height x length: 1.3 x 2.9 cm (1/2 x 1 1/8 in.)
Height x length: 1.2 x 4 cm (1/2 x 1 9/16 in.)
Height x length: 1.9 x 4 cm (3/4 x 1 9/16 in.)
Height x length: 2.1 x 6 cm (13/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Height x length: 2.3 x 3.8 cm (7/8 x 1 1/2 in.)
Height x length: 2 x 3.7 cm (13/16 x 1 7/16 in.)
Height x length: 4 x 7.8 cm (1 9/16 x 3 1/16 in.)
Height x length: 5.5 x 7.5 cm (2 3/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
Height x length: 1.4 x 2 cm (9/16 x 13/16 in.)
Height x length: 2.4 x 2.2 cm (15/16 x 7/8 in.)
Height x length: 2.8 x 3.9 cm (1 1/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number17-1-945
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionFifteen pieces of min. two vessels. Ten of one, preserving part of the flared rim, while the other five pieces, of a clearer white stone, are from a different vessel. These five, although clearly marked 17-1-945 match better the description for 17-1-946.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri 6; 1917 Excavated by the Harvard University-MFA Boston Expedition, March 1919.