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Fragment of a bolt

Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Malewiebamani
463–435 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid XXXII, room A

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Length: 3.6 cm (1 7/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number18-3-69
NOT ON VIEW

DescriptionCylindrical bolt fragment with traces of gilding.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid XXXII (Akhrasen), room A. 1918: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.