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Fragments of a faience object
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy (Piye) ?
743–712 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Grave 54
Medium/Technique
Faience
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number19.2671
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionFragments of an object (possibly a plaque) with carved decoration.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, Ku 54. 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.