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Hollow square object
Nubian
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Gebel Barkal, B501, VIII 6, under brick wall, IX B-2
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Overall: object, 4.8 x 7.8 x 3.6 cm (1 7/8 x 3 1/16 x 1 7/16 in.)
Overall: Thickness of bronze, 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.)
Overall: Thickness of bronze, 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20-3-109a
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Function unknown
DescriptionHollow square section object of heavy bronze.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal, B501, VIII 6, under brick wall, IX B-2. 1920:Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.