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Wire
Nubian
Napatan Period
463–431 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, Beg. S Mastaba LIII
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
25 mm x 24 mm diameter ca 3 mm
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.11984
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects
DescriptionA single piece of bronze wire bent to shape C, complete, but one tip broken off. The curved portion is of oval section, the rest is flat.
ProvenanceFrom Beg. South, Pyramid Mastaba LIII. 1921: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.