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Fragment of a stone object
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Taharqa
690–664 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid I
Medium/Technique
Sandstone
Dimensions
Length x width x thickness: 3 x 1.4 x 0.85 cm (1 3/16 x 9/16 x 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number18-2-397
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Fragments
DescriptionFragment of a wedge-shaped object.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 1 (tomb of Taharqa). 1918: 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.