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Gold fragment
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Karkamani
519–510 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid 7A
Medium/Technique
Gold, silver
Dimensions
Width x length: 2.3 x 2.6 cm (7/8 x 1 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number17-1-271d
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Fragments
DescriptionOne fragment of engraved thin gold plate backed with silver. (2 missing)
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Nuri, Pyramid 7A. 1917: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.