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Gold strip
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Shabaka
712–698 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Pyramid 15
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Overall: 0.4 x 3.7 cm (3/16 x 1 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.17044
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Fragments
DescriptionA thin strip of gold sheet with three tiny holes in it.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Pyramid 15 (tomb of Shabaka). 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.