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Fragment of silver with gold foil
Image Not Available for Fragment of silver with gold foil

Fragment of silver with gold foil

568–555 B.C.
Object Place for LabelNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
FindspotNuri, Nubia, Sudan
Medium/TechniqueSilver and gold
DimensionsLength x width x thickness: 5.0 x 3.2 x 0.05 cm (1 15/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number21.16945
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ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects
ProvenanceFrom Nuri pyramid 55, from original filling in front of the door-block. 1918; excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.