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Stone fragment
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Taharqa
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Pyramid I, thieves debris
Medium/Technique
Quartzite
Dimensions
Height x width x thickness: 2.8 x 1.9 x 0.8 cm (1 1/8 x 3/4 x 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number18-4-517c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Fragments
DescriptionFragment of an unidentified stone object.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 1 (tomb of Taharqa), thieves debris in a hole at the end of a stairway. 1918: 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.