Opaque green glass. Rectangular. Hieroglyphic inscription on one face; relief eye on other.
Provenance
From el-Kurru, pyramid 51 (unidentified queen of Piankhy). 1919: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan. (Accession Date: April 1, 1924)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Nubian, Napatan Period, reign of Piye (Piankhy), 743–712 B.C.
Object Place for Label
Findspot
el-Kurru, Nubia (Sudan)
Accession Number
24.934
Medium or Technique
Green glass