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Mud brick
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Senkamanisken
643–623 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid III, foundation deposit
Medium/Technique
Mud
Dimensions
Width x thickness: 6.8 x 4.5 cm (2 11/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number17-3-651
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Foundation deposits
DescriptionTwo fragments of a model mud brick.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 3 (tomb of Senkamanisken), foundation deposit. 1917: 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.