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Needle or pin
Nubian
A-Group
3100–3000 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia, Egypt, Gerf Husein (Mediq), Cemetery 79, Grave 135
Medium/Technique
Copper
Dimensions
Overall: 8 x 0.3 cm (3 1/8 x 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Archaeological Survey of Nubia
Accession Number79/135
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment
DescriptionThis is a long needle or pin with tip bent and broken.
ProvenanceFrom Mediq (ASN 79/135). 1908. Excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.