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Fragments of gold and silver
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Tanwetamani (?)
664–653 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid 59, Room A
Medium/Technique
Gold and silver
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number18-2-349a
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Fragments
DescriptionA quantity of silver and gold foil scraps evidently forming parts of other tutelary gods. as 18-2-348, and fragments of a mirror found of foil. Bagged with 18-2-273, 18-2-592.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, Pyramid 59 (Queen Malaqaye), Room A. 1918: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.