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Bronze handle

Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Senkamanisken
643–623 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid III, room C

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Height x width: 5.8 x 5.5 cm (2 5/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number47.2355
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTools and equipment

DescriptionLoop-handle (Res.1920.235).
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 3 (tomb of Senkamanisken), room C. 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: June 2, 2022)