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Fragments of iron plates
Nubian
Meroitic Period
110 B.C.–A.D. 40
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. West), Pyr. 145
Medium/Technique
Iron
Dimensions
2.3 x 0.15 cm (7/8 x 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number22-2-537f
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Fragments
DescriptionSix small irregular fragments of thin flat iron plate. One with a short round-headed iron nail piercing it and held in place by oxide. Probably from the decoration of a box.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe (Beg. West) Pyr. 145, 1921: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.