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Rosette buttons
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Baskakeren
405–404 B.C.
Findspot: Sudan, Nubia, Nuri, Pyramid XVII
Medium/Technique
Silver/ Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 1.8 cm (11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.299
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
DescriptionElectrum-plated silver buttons with small ring shanks on the inside. Rosette pattern in relief. 30 plus electrum plated silver buttons with ring shank soldered to underside. Pattern stamped in relief. (Two additional fragments found.)
ProvenanceFrom the Tomb of Baskanabran (Pyramid 17 at Nuri), March 1917: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.