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Staff Cap
Nubian
Napatan Period
Object Place: Sudan, Nubia
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: Diameter .021 H. .011
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.712
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsPersonal accessories
DescriptionRound and made of silver. Tack driven through center of top, likely to secure it to a wooden core or shaft of a staff.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 42 (tomb of Queen Asata). 1918: 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.