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Fragment of a stone vessel

431–405 B.C.
Object Place for LabelNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
FindspotNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueRed stone
DimensionsLength x width: 3.5 x 2.2 cm (1 3/8 x 7/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number17-3-170
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsVessels
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid XII (Aman-nete-yerike), entrance to room A. 1917: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.
Beads
2400–1550 B.C.
Cylinder seal
3100–2900 B.C.
Stamp seal
3500–2700 B.C.
Fragment of sandstone
750–250 B.C.
Amulet
404–353 B.C.
696–664 B.C.
Foundation deposit
510–487 B.C.
Rectangular tablet
431–405 B.C.