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Ornamental band from a mummy
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Talakhamani
435–431 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid 16, room A
Medium/Technique
Gilded silver
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: W. .065 & .050
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.346a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Mummy trappings
DescriptionFragments of electrum ribbon with holes at each edge for sewing to garment. Inscribed with two cartouches of Malewiyaman (N.XI). Now restored and mounted to a plexiglass board.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, Pyramid XVI, Tomb of Talakhamani. 1917-18: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan; 1921: received by the MFA.