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Assorted fragments
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Amtalqa
568–555 B.C.
Findspot: Sudan, Nubia, Nuri, Pyramid 55, room A
Medium/Technique
Electrum, silver, and gold
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number18-1-261
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Fragments
DescriptionFragments of electrum (?) with traces of silver and gold; two broken fragments of gilt silver (?); fragments of gold foil.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri pyramid 55 (Queen Atmataka), room A. 1918; excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.