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Fragment of chair or bed
Nubian
Meroitic Period
99–84 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Gebel Barkal, PYR IV
Medium/Technique
Wood, bronze
Dimensions
8.5 x 5 x 1.8 cm (3 3/8 x 1 15/16 x 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number16-2-68a-d
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsFurniture
DescriptionSlats from a piece of wooden funiture inlaid with bronze and once attached with bronze pins.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal, pyramid VI 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.