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Inlays from wooden box
Nubian
Napatan Period
468–335 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. West), Tomb 834
Medium/Technique
Ivory
Dimensions
Diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-M-643b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsFurniture
DescriptionDisc, incomplete.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Meroe (Beg. West 834). 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.