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Handles
Nubian
Meroitic Period
40 B.C.–A.D. 40
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg.), W214
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
b) 1.3 x 1.7 cm (1/2 x 11/16 in.), tk.1.8 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-1-63b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Fragments
DescriptionFive ring handles, filling in caps (23-1-43c).
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, W 214 January, 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.