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Nails
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy (Piye)
743–712 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Grave 53
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number19.2641
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment
DescriptionNumerous nails and a few fragments of sheet bronze.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, Ku. 53 (tomb of Queen Tabiry). 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.