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Group shot (L to R): 20.1069, 21.2614, 21.2788

Alabastron of Queen Neferukakashta

743–712 B.C.

FindspotNubia, Sudan

Medium/TechniqueTravertine (Egyptian alabaster)

DimensionsHeight: 23.5 cm (9 1/4 in.)

Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition

Accession number21.2614

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ClassificationsVessels

Collections

Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East

ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) el-Kurru, Ku 52 (tomb of Queen Neferukakashta). 1919: 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.

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