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Vessel in the Shape of a Bound Oryx

early 7th century BCE · Meroe (Sudan)

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Plate 1Vessel in the Shape of a Bound Oryx, Meroe (Sudan), early 7th century BCE, travertine (Egyptian alabaster), Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 24.879.

© 2023, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Catalogue entry locator Printed p. 148, cat. 79 (supplied scan PDF p. 146)

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Vessel in the Shape of a Bound Oryx, Meroe (Sudan), early 7th century BCE, travertine (Egyptian alabaster), Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 24.879.Plate 1 · © 2023, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston · Printed p. 148, cat. 79 (supplied scan PDF p. 146)

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Catalogue no. 79: Vessel in the Shape of a Bound Oryx. early 7th century BCE; travertine (Egyptian alabaster); Meroe (Sudan).

Date
early 7th century BCE
Object type
Ceramics & vessels
Recorded place
Meroe (Sudan)
Holding
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Accession
24.879
Source locator
Printed p. 148, cat. 79 (supplied scan PDF p. 146)
Source citation
Christine Sciacca, ed., Ethiopia at the Crossroads (Baltimore: The Walters Art Museum, in association with Yale University Press, 2023).