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Gold foil fragments
Nubian
Meroitic Period, reign of Amanishakhete
26–20 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Beg. North, Pyramid 6
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
d 4.0, tk 0.1
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number22-1-45e
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Fragments
DescriptionOne large and several small fragments of gold foil.
ProvenanceFrom Beg. North, Pyramid 8. 1921: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.