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Foundation deposit
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Amaniastabarqa
510–487 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid II, NE foundation deposit
Medium/Technique
Copper
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number17-4-240
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Foundation deposits
DescriptionUndecorated, rectangular block of copper.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid II, NE foundation deposit. 1917: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.