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Fragment of electrum

435–431 B.C.
FindspotNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Object Place for LabelNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueElectrum
DimensionsHeight x width x thickness: 2.6 x 1.5 x 0.05 cm (1 x 9/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number21.16994
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid XVI (Talakhamani), dump. 1918: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.
about 712–698 B.C.
Silver cylinder
263 B.C.–A.D. 248
Electrum fragments
463–435 B.C.
probably 555–542 B.C.
593–568 B.C.