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Bronze fragments with silver
Nubian
Meroitic Period
40 B.C.–A.D. 40
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. West), Pyr. 140
Medium/Technique
Bronze and silver
Dimensions
L ca. 0.8
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number22-2-528f
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Fragments
DescriptionTiny fragments of thin bronze with silver oxide on one side.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe (Beg. West, Room B) Pyr. 140, 1922: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.