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Knobs
Nubian
Meroitic Period
270 B.C.–320 A.D.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Beg. West, Pyramid 110
Medium/Technique
Ivory
Dimensions
1.55 x 1.15 cm (5/8 x 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number22-1-551b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Function unknown
DescriptionTwo ivory knobs, lathe-turned, one perfect and one incomplete
ProvenanceFrom Meroe (Beg. West), 110 1921: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.