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Organic matter

Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy (Piye)
743–712 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Grave 53

Medium/Technique Organic matter
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number19.2694
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsOrganic remains

DescriptionOrganic material from the inside of a ceramic pot (19-3-1358).
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, Ku 53 (tomb of queen Tabiry). 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.