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Inscribed gold relief
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Shabaka
698–690 B.C.
Object Place: Sudan, Nubia, El-Kurru, Pyramid XV, Tomb of Shabaka
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: Length: .124
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.303
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements
DescriptionInscribed gold casing: sheet gold with parts of two cartouches of Shabaka in repoussé relief.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, pyramid 15 (tomb of Shabaka). 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.
(Accession date: March 19, 1921)
(Accession date: March 19, 1921)