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Fragments ofdecorated leather clothing
Nubian
Meroitic Period, reign of Amanishakhete
26–20 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Beg. North, Pyramid 6
Medium/Technique
A-bronze; b-organic
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21-12-43
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Fragments
DescriptionMiscellaneous fragments : a-small fragments of sheet of metal b- fragments of organic matter (leather) with gold foil c-beads : 3 short cylinder. Faience short cylinder common ring. Also 3 small glass rings. d-Scrap of gold foil.
ProvenanceFrom Beg. North, Pyramid 6. 1921: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.