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Blue faience fragments
Nubian
Meroitic Period, reign of Akinidad
84–69 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Gebel Barkal, PYR II
Medium/Technique
Four fragments spherical tile
Dimensions
35 x 2.6 cm (13 3/4 x 1 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number16-2-175
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Fragments
DescriptionFour fragments, no trace of design.
ProvenanceGebel Barkal PYR II; Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.