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Faience object
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Taharqa
690–664 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Pyramid IV (Queen Khensa)
Medium/Technique
Faience
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number19.2315
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Function unknown
DescriptionTwo egg-shaped pieces of faience joined together; built up with alternating bands of black and white faience. Made to model a chert node or other banded stone.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, pyramid IV (Queen Khensa). 1919: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.