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Inlay fragment

Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Tanwetamani–Atlanersa
664–643 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Pyramid 61, A

Medium/Technique Lapis lazuli
Dimensions Length: 3 cm (1 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number18-4-525
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DescriptionRectangular inlay fragment of lapis lazuli.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, pyramid 61 (tomb of an unidentified queen). 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.