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Nubian
Napatan Period
about 535 B.C.
Findspot: Sudan, Nubia, Nuri, Pyramid 18
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: Diameter .015
H. .02 W. .014
H. .02 W. .014
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.273
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
DescriptionGold; eight petals; loop in back.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Nuri. 1920: 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.
Findspot Information: Found in the Tomb of Nalmaaya (Pyramid 18 at Nuri), March 1917
Findspot Information: Found in the Tomb of Nalmaaya (Pyramid 18 at Nuri), March 1917