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Fragments of gold foil
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Aspelta
593–568 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid XXVII, room B
Medium/Technique
Gold
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number18-3-108
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Fragments
DescriptionFour fragments of gold foil; one was used as gilding for a silver object and shows the impression of the object.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid XXVII (Madiken), room B. 1918: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.