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Model rope(?)
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Aspelta
593–568 B.C.
Findspot: Sudan, Nubia, Nuri, NW corner of pyramid VIII, foundation deposit
Medium/Technique
Quartz
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: Length: .029 D. .009
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.692
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Foundation deposits
DescriptionQuartz short cylinder with spiral incisions. Intended to be a model rope.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Nuri. 1920: 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.
Findspot Information: From N. W. corner deposit of Pyramid VIII at Nuri, the tomb of Aspelta:Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
Findspot Information: From N. W. corner deposit of Pyramid VIII at Nuri, the tomb of Aspelta:Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.