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Iron rods (spear)
Nubian
Meroitic Period
A.D. 90–246
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Beg. West, Pyramid 106
Medium/Technique
Iron
Dimensions
dia 1.3 x L 15.5 cm (1/2 x 6 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number22-2-524
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing – Archery, spears, javelins
DescriptionThree fragments of much oxidized iron rods (Spear?). Two of these fragments fit together to form a section about 15.5 cm in length. The third fragment is evidently (diameter oxidization, splitting) from the same object, but is shorter in length and does not fit on to either of the first two.
ProvenanceFrom Beg. West, Pyr. 106 1921: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.