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Model axe blade from a foundation deposit
Nubian
Napatan Period
probably 487–468 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid XXIX, northwest foundation deposit
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number47.2305
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Foundation deposits
DescriptionPacked with 17-4-1298 and 17-4-1287 and mistakenly identified as 17-4-1288.
ProvenanceFromSudan (Nubia), Nuri, pyramid 29 (Pi'ankhqewqa), northwest foundation deposit. 1917: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition;assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan. (Accession date: June 2, 2022)