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Bronze object
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Baskakeren
405–404 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid XVII, room B
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Length x width x thickness: 6.9 x 3.2 x 0.35 cm (2 11/16 x 1 1/4 x 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number17-3-411
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Function unknown
DescriptionRectangular bronze plate pierced by two holes; a spike remains in one hole.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid XVII (Baskakeren), room B. 1917: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.