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Lumps of galena
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Aspelta
593–568 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid VIII, room B
Medium/Technique
Galena
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number18-3-304
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchaeological materials
DescriptionFour lumps of galena (lead ore).
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid VIII, room B. 1918: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.