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Fragments of ostrich eggs
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Harsiyotef
404–369 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid XIII, room A
Medium/Technique
Shell
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number17-3-548
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsOrganic remains
DescriptionLarge quantity of shell fragments from ostrich eggs.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid XIII (Harsiyotef), room A. 1917: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.