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Fragments of silver
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Atlanersa
653–643 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid 60, Entrance to chamber
Medium/Technique
Silver (gilded)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number18-2-240
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Fragments
DescriptionSeveral fragments of thick sheet silver. Probably a carving for some object which was gilded.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, Pyramid 60, Entrance to chamber. 1918: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.