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Fragments of gilding foil from beads
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Nasakhma or Malowiebama
468–435 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid XXXI, room B
Medium/Technique
Gold
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number18-3-138
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionTwelve gold foil fragments from ring and cylinder beads.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid XXXI (Saka'aye), room B. 1918: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.