Mask of Queen Malakaye
664–653 B.C.
FindspotNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Country of Origin, for CustomsSudan
Medium/TechniqueGilt silver
DimensionsOverall: 13 x 11.5 x 3.9 cm (5 1/8 x 4 1/2 x 1 9/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number20.1059a
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTomb equipment
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 59 (tomb of Quen Malakaye). 1918: 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.
(Acession date: March 1, 1920)
(Acession date: March 1, 1920)
664–653 B.C.
664–653 B.C.
435–405 B.C.
40–A.D. 50
1991–1783 B.C.