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Bronze and silver fragments
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Atlanersa
653–643 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid XLI, stairs in front of door-block
Medium/Technique
Bronze, silver
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number18-2-120
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Fragments
DescriptionTwo fragments of bronze wire; several fragments of silver wire; two gilded silver ball beads; several gilded silver cylinder beads; fragments of gilded sheet silver.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid XLI (Maletaral I), stairs in front of door-block. 1918: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.