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Nubian
Meroitic Period
40 B.C.–A.D. 40
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg.), W214
Medium/Technique
Ivory
Dimensions
4.0 x 0.09 cm (1 9/16 x 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-1-63a
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsFurniture
DescriptionFragments, thin strips, some pierced, small holes, rectangular interior
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, W 214 January, 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.