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Silver disc
Nubian
Meroitic Period, reign of Aryesbokhe
A.D. 215–225
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Beg. North, Pyramid XVI
Medium/Technique
Silver / bronze
Dimensions
d: 2.5
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.17102
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Animal-related
DescriptionA silver disc set in a bronze frame, with two holes near edge opposite each other and with a central boss on the under side.
ProvenanceFrom Beg. North, Pyramid XVI. 1921: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.