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Gold nugget

Object PlaceNubia, Sudan
Medium/TechniqueGold
DimensionsLegacy dimension: Length: 0.017
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23.435
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsRaw materials and by-products
ProvenanceFrom Meroe. 1923: 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.
Blade
2960–2649 B.C.
Glass rod
305–30 B.C.
before 3850–2960 B.C.
before 3850–2960 B.C.
before 3850–2960 B.C.
2575–2465 B.C.
Pebble
664–653 B.C.
Lead ore
203–186 B.C.