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Fragment of a silver vessel

Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Tanwetamani–Atlanersa
664–643 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Pyramid 61, A

Medium/Technique Silver
Dimensions Length: 6 cm (2 3/8 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.17043
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionRim fragment (?) of a silver vessel.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, pyramid 61 (tomb of an unidentified queen). 1918: 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.