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Nine fragments of gilded silver

568–555 B.C.
Object Place for LabelNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
FindspotNuri, Nubia, Sudan
Medium/TechniqueSilver and gold
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number18-1-296
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects
ProvenanceFrom Nuri pyramid 54 (Queen Pihayis), in front of door-block. 1918; excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
Queen Mernua 623–568 B.C.
Gold fragment
623–593 B.C.
568–555 B.C.
664–653 B.C.
664–653 B.C.
Plaques
185–170 B.C.
568–555 B.C.
519–510 B.C.
519–510 B.C.