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Buttons
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Atlanersa
653–643 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid XLI, room A
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.16895
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Function unknown
DescriptionThree buttons; two with loops on the back.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid XLI (Maletaral I), room A. 1917: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.