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Fragment of electrum

593–568 B.C.
Object Place for LabelNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
FindspotNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueElectrum
DimensionsLength: 2.3 cm (7/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number18-1-245
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid XLII (Asata), room B. 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
Fragments of electrum
664–653 B.C.
Fragment of electrum
664–653 B.C.
664–653 B.C.
Fragment of electrum
353–340 B.C.
Electrum fragments
463–435 B.C.
435–431 B.C.
probably 555–542 B.C.
593–568 B.C.