Miniature situla
743–712 B.C.
Findspotel-Kurru, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueAmethystine quartz
DimensionsHeight x diameter: 3.5 x 2.4 cm (1 3/8 x 15/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number21.306
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, Ku 53 (tomb of Queen Tabiry). 1919: excavated by the Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the division of finds by the government of Sudan.
(Accession Date: March 1, 1921)
(Accession Date: March 1, 1921)
712–593 B.C.
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
664–525 B.C.
100 B.C.–A.D. 300
750–250 B.C.
750–250 B.C.
750–250 B.C.