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Plaster fragments with traces of blue pigment
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Taharqa
690–664 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid XXXVI, room A
Medium/Technique
Plaster
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number17-2-1825
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Foundation deposits
DescriptionSeven fragments of plaster with traces of blue pigment; perhaps from a wall?
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 36 (tomb of Atakhebasken), room A. 1917: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of the Sudan.