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Black resin
Nubian
Napatan Period
probably Siaspiqa 487–468 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid XXIX, northwest foundation deposit
Medium/Technique
Resin
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number17-4-1285
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Foundation deposits
DescriptionAbout fourteen fragments of black resin, from a foundation deposit.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid XXIX (Pi'ankhqewqa), northwest foundation deposit. 1917: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.