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Fragment of a stone vessel

Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Atlanersa
653–643 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid XX, thieves' hole

Medium/Technique Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions Length x width x thickness: 2.7 x 2.1 x 0.5 cm (1 1/16 x 13/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number17-1-798
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionRim fragment of an alabaster vessel.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid XX (Atlanersa), thieves' hole. 1917: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.