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Inlay fragments
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Kashta (?)
750–743 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Pyramid 8
Medium/Technique
Ivory
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number19.2903
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Fragments
DescriptionNumerous fragments of ivory inlays with pieces of gold foil mixed in.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, pyramid 8 (Tomb of Kashta). 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.
(Accession date: January 7, 2005)
(Accession date: January 7, 2005)