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Fragment of paste or pigment

about 750–270 B.C.
Object Place for LabelNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
FindspotNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueGreen paste or pigment
DimensionsOverall: 2.2cm (7/8in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number18-2-578
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsArchitectural elements
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid XLVI, northwest foundation deposit. 1918: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.