miércoles, 22 de febrero de 2017

Mask of Queen Malakaye

Mask of Queen Malakaye
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Tanwetamani
664–653 B.C.
Gilded silver mask of Queen Malakaye who wears a striated wig and broadcollar.
Provenance
From Nuri, pyramid 59 (tomb of Quen Malakaye). 1918: 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.
(Acession date: March 1, 1920)
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
http://www.mfa.org/node/9458

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