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Ivory fragments
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy (Piye)
743–712 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (sudan), el-Kurru, Pyramid XVII
Medium/Technique
Ivory
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number19.2158
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Fragments
DescriptionNumerous thin, narrow fragments of ivory.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) el-Kurru, Ku 17 (tomb of Piankhy). 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.