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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, room B

Medium/Technique Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions Length x width x thickness: 4.4 x 1.5 x 0.6 cm (1 3/4 x 9/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number17-2-136
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

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