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Cylinder sheath of Talakhamani
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Talakhamani
435–431 B.C.
Object Place: Sudan, Nubia
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: diameter approximately .034; height .118
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.342
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Function unknown
DescriptionCylinder sheath of gilded electrum. Two parts fastened together by plain goldband. Single beaded band at top. Otherwise plain. Crushed partly out of shape and base partially broken away.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, Pyramid 16 (Tomb of Talakhamani). 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.