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Offering table of King Piankhy (Piye)
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy (Piye)
747–716 B.C.
Findspot: Sudan, Nubia, el-Kurru, Ku 17
Medium/Technique
Gilded bronze
Dimensions
Height x diameter (of foot): 82 x 45.5 cm (32 5/16 x 17 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.3238
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsReligious and cult objects
DescriptionBronze stand in form of an inverted cone supporting a tray with a column in the middle and four cups on the rim. Cups and tray fastened by bronze rivets. Chased work. Damaged.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, Ku 17 (tomb of Piankhy). 1919: 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.