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Bronze handle
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Taharqa
690–664 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid I, IE
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height x width: 5.3 x 10.6 cm (2 1/16 x 4 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number17-3-80
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment
DescriptionLoop-handle.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 1 (tomb of Taharqa). 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.