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Fragments of gold foil

Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy (Piye)
743–712 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Between pyramids I and XVII, in debris

Medium/Technique Gold foil
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number19.1895
NOT ON VIEW

DescriptionSixteen fragments of gold foil.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) el-Kurru, between Ku 1 and 7, in debris. 1919: 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.