Alabaster fragment
750–743 B.C.
Findspotel-Kurru, Nubia (Sudan)
Object Place for Labelel-Kurru, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueTravertine (Egyptian alabaster)
DimensionsLength x thickness: 4.1 x 0.9 cm (1 5/8 x 3/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number19.1843
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Not on viewClassificationsUnclassifiable objects
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ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, debris beside pyramid 8 "E" (Tomb of Kashta). 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.
(Accession date: January 7, 2005)
(Accession date: January 7, 2005)
600–550 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
2040–1783 B.C.
about 712–698 B.C.
743–698 B.C.
690–664 B.C.