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Chisel
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Amaniastabarqa
510–487 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid II, debris north of chapel
Medium/Technique
Iron
Dimensions
Length: 13.6 cm (5 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number17-4-143
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Woodworking and stoneworking
DescriptionModern(?) tool from the debris north of the chapel of pyramid II.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid II, debris north of chapel. 1917: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.