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Bronze implements
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Taharqa
690–664 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid I, stairs
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Lengths: 10.2, 9.8 and 2.2 cm (4, 3 7/8 and 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number16-12-60
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Function unknown
DescriptionThree implements.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 1 (tomb of Taharqa). 1916: 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.