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Sheath for a staff
Nubian
Meroitic Period
about 110–90 B.C.
Object Place: Sudan, Nubia, Gebel Barkal; Findspot: Sudan, Nubia, Gebel Barkal, B 500, room B 502, S doorway in line with face
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 4.7 x 3.75 cm (1 7/8 x 1 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.856
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsPersonal accessories
DescriptionHollow cylinder, open at one end. In relief, two Nile gods and cartouches of a Meroitic king. Incised meroitic inscription. (Card)
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal, Temple B 500, room B 502, S doorway in line with face of B 502: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1924: assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.