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Ivory fragments
Nubian
Napatan Period
463–431 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, Beg. S. ?
Medium/Technique
Ivory
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.12169
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Function unknown
DescriptionNumerous small ivory frags, including parts of a solid cylinder and circular hole part of the way through.
ProvenanceFrom Beg. South, Pyramid S 55. 1921: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.