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Silver handle from a box
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Anlamani
623–593 B.C.
Object Place: Sudan, Nubia, Nuri, Pyramid VI
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: height approximately .075; width approximately .06
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1055
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsFurniture
DescriptionHandle from a wooden box. Silver; decorated with head of a hawk; ends broken off, but complete.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 6 (tomb of Anlamani). 1917: 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.
(Accession date: May 1, 1920)
(Accession date: May 1, 1920)