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Rivet
Nubian
Napatan period to Meroitic Period
750 B.C.–A.D. 320
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, Begarawiyah, Southern Hilltop
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 1.0 x 0.4 cm (3/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.12183.2
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment
DescriptionSmall bronze rivet.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Meroe, Beg., Southern Hilltop, under black rock, surface debris: 1921; excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.