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Vessel fragments
Nubian
Napatan Period
Findspot: Nubia, Gebel Barkal, Room 905
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Fragment 1: 4.7 x 9.5 cm (1 7/8 x 3 3/4 in.)
Fragment 2: 4.7 x 6.6 cm (1 7/8 x 2 5/8 in.)
Fragment 3: 3.9 x 4.7 cm (1 9/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
Fragment 4: 2.5 x 7.9 cm (1 x 3 1/8 in.)
Fragment 2: 4.7 x 6.6 cm (1 7/8 x 2 5/8 in.)
Fragment 3: 3.9 x 4.7 cm (1 9/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
Fragment 4: 2.5 x 7.9 cm (1 x 3 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number16-4-131
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionEight pieces of a vessel .
Fragment #1: Irregular shape with one flat surface.
Fragment #2: Irregular shape with one flat surface.
Fragment #3: Irregular dome shape; flat end has circular indentation
Fragment #4: Long, conical fragment; narrows at one end; broken at wider end.
Fragment #1: Irregular shape with one flat surface.
Fragment #2: Irregular shape with one flat surface.
Fragment #3: Irregular dome shape; flat end has circular indentation
Fragment #4: Long, conical fragment; narrows at one end; broken at wider end.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal, Room 905. 1916: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.