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Gold fragments
Nubian
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Gebel Barkal, B501, III A-Z
Medium/Technique
gold
Dimensions
Overall: 11.2 x 2 cm (4 7/16 x 13/16 in.) - a
Overall: 5 x 1 cm (1 15/16 x 3/8 in.) - b
Overall: 8.8 x 0.5 cm (3 7/16 x 3/16 in.) - c
Overall: 4.6 x 0.7 cm (1 13/16 x 1/4 in.) - d
Overall: 5 x 1 cm (1 15/16 x 3/8 in.) - b
Overall: 8.8 x 0.5 cm (3 7/16 x 3/16 in.) - c
Overall: 4.6 x 0.7 cm (1 13/16 x 1/4 in.) - d
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20-3-84a-d
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Fragments
Description4 crumpled gold fragments, including:
a-pale-colored gold band of irregular width
b-red-colored gold band of very thin sheet, with one edge doubled over
c-thin gold strip
d-very thin gold strip
a-pale-colored gold band of irregular width
b-red-colored gold band of very thin sheet, with one edge doubled over
c-thin gold strip
d-very thin gold strip
ProvenanceExcavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.From Gebel Barkal, B501, III A-Z