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Bowl fragment inscribed for Xerxes
Near Eastern, Iranian, Persian
Achaemenid, reign of Xerxes
486–465 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Greywacke
Dimensions
Length: 8.1 cm (3 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Morris and Louise Rosenthal Fund
Accession Number1985.23
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThe fragment is inscribed in hieroglyphic and cuneiform for Xerxes.
Provenance1985, sold by Eshagh (Isaac) Sakhai, Brighton, MA, to the MFA.
(Accession Date: February 27, 1985)
(Accession Date: February 27, 1985)