Mirror of King Shabaka
698–690 B.C.
Findspotel-Kurru, Nubia, Sudan
Country of Origin, for CustomsSudan
Medium/TechniqueBronze and gilded silver
DimensionsOverall: 34 x 21.5 x 3.4 cm (13 3/8 x 8 7/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number21.318
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Not on viewClassificationsTools and equipment
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) el-Kurru: pyramid 15 (tomb of Shabaka). 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.
(Accession date: March 1, 1921)
(Accession date: March 1, 1921)
40–A.D. 50
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