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Hair pin?
Nubian
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Semna, West, debris from Rm. W302
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Other: 4 x 0.7 cm (1 9/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number28.1327
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Hair ornaments
DescriptionThin round tapering rod. Wider end flat at tip with incised ring; other end broken.
ProvenanceFrom Semna, West, debris from Rm. W302. 1928: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.