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Blue faience fragment
Nubian
Meroitc Period
A.D. 119–128
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Gebel Barkal, Pyr XVI
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
15.2 x 3.6 cm (6 x 1 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number16-4-463
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects
DescriptionTwo fitting fragments of blue faience slab
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal Pyramid XVI. 1916: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.