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Pebble with gold bands

Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Taharqa
690–664 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Pyramid IV (Queen Khensa)

Medium/Technique Stone, gold
Dimensions Overall: 4.4 x 3.9 x 1.7 cm (1 3/4 x 1 9/16 x 11/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number19.2303
NOT ON VIEW

DescriptionBrown pebble with protruding nodules and a gold band wrapped around the base of each of the three nodules.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, pyramid IV (Queen Khensa). 1919: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.