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Fragments of gold foil
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Basakheren
405–404 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid XVII, stairs
Medium/Technique
Gold
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.16892
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Fragments
DescriptionThree small bags of gold foil.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid XVII (Basakheren), stairs. 1917: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.