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Seed

698–690 B.C.
Findspotel-Kurru, Nubia (Sudan)
Object Place for Labelel-Kurru, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueSeed
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number19.2808
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsOrganic remains
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, pyramid 62. 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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Fish bone
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mummy of a kitten
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mummy of a dog
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Mummified snakes
305–30 B.C.
Mummy of a kitten
30 B.C.–A.D. 200