Alabastron (bag-shaped vessel) of King Aspelta
593–568 B.C.
Object PlaceNuri, Nubia, Sudan
Country of Origin, for CustomsSudan
Medium/TechniqueAnhydrite
DimensionsHeight x diameter: 22.9 × 11.4 cm (9 × 4 1/2 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number20.1071
On View
Not on viewClassificationsVessels
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 8 (tomb of Aspelta). 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.
(Accession date: March 1, 1920)
(Accession date: March 1, 1920)
2061–1550 B.C.
2061–1640 B.C.
about 1700–1550 B.C.
2061–1640 B.C.
2061–1550 B.C.
2061–1550 B.C.
2061–1550 B.C.
1991–1783 B.C.
1991–1783 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
2400–1550 B.C.