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Animal and human bones
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy (Piye)
743–712 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Pyramid XVII
Medium/Technique
Bone
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number19.2174
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsOrganic remains
DescriptionMixture of burnt and unburnt animal and human bones, including a nearly complete animal skull.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) el-Kurru, Ku 17 (tomb of Piankhy). 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.