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Fragment of mud
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of unknown ruler
463–431 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Beg. South, Pyramid XVIII
Medium/Technique
Kohl
Dimensions
5.0 x 2.5 cm (1 15/16 x 1 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.12035
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Function unknown
DescriptionCylindrical fragment, painted red (part of mud model?), paint on bottom.
ProvenanceFrom Beg. South, Pyramid XVIII. 1921: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.