Glass fragments

690–664 B.C.

Findspotel-Kurru, Nubia (Sudan)

Medium/TechniqueGlass

DimensionsThickness: approximately 0.3 cm (1/8 in.)

Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition

Accession number19.2392

On View

Not on view

ClassificationsArchaeological materials

Collections

Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East

ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) el-Kurru, pyramid III, A & B. 1919: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.

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Inlay of half female mask

305–30 B.C.

Fragment of blue glass

750–250 B.C.

Unworked glass

750–250 B.C.

Glass fragment

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Fragments of glass paste

690–664 B.C.

743–712 B.C.

800–780 B.C.

800–780 B.C.

Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.

Seashell

before 4300 B.C.

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Fragments of stucco and cloth

2040–1783 B.C.