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Fragments of gold foil and chip of carnelian
Image Not Available for Fragments of gold foil and chip of carnelian

Fragments of gold foil and chip of carnelian

185–50 B.C.
FindspotMeroe, Beg. West, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueGold, carnelian
Dimensionschip of carnelian: 1.5 x 1.7 x 0.5 cm
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number22-1-586c
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ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects
ProvenanceFrom Meroe (Beg. West), 14. January 1922: 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.