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Sheets of gold foil
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Tanwetamani
664–653 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Pyramid 16
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Length x width of each sheet: 10.8 x 7.6 cm (4.25 x 3 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number19.1870
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Fragments
DescriptionStack of seven sheets of gold foil.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, Ku. 16 (tomb of Tanwetamani). 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.