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Canopy pole (?)
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Tanwetamani
664–653 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Pyramid IV (Queen Khensa)
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height x width: 51 × 8.3 cm (20 1/16 × 3 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.3111
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsReligious and cult objects
DescriptionPole in the shape of an arm with a hand clasping a tube. Below the hand is a decorated band originally set with red, blue, and green paste.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, pyramid 4 (Queen Khensa). 1919: 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.