Skip to main content

Fragment of pigment

690–664 B.C.
Findspotel-Kurru, Nubia (Sudan)
Object Place for Labelel-Kurru, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueMineral
DimensionsLength: 7.1 cm (2 13/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number19.1956
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsRaw materials and by-products
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, pyramid 6. 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.
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.