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Bone or ivory implement
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Aramatelka
568–555 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid XXXIX, stairs
Medium/Technique
Bone or ivory
Dimensions
Diameter x length: 0.4--1 x 10.5 cm (3/16--3/8 x 4 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number17-12-112
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Function unknown
DescriptionRod tapering to a point.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid XXXIX (Maletasen), stairs. 1918: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.