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Cylinder sheath
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Aspelta
593–568 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid 8
Medium/Technique
Gilded silver
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 11.4 x 3.2 cm (4 1/2 x 1 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.11734
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Function unknown
DescriptionOn the lower cylinder, the goddess Hathor stands between vulture and serpent on the heraldic plants of Upper and Lower Egypt. The upper cylinder shows lotus flowers, ram's heads with sun-disks, and a uraeus frieze. (Sudan catalogue)
Silver gilt cylinder sheath, originally mounted on silver, now mounted on modern silver cylinders; in two parts: top part with repoussé and engraved decorations, lower part with engraved decorations including cartouches of Aspelta; fragmentary and incomplete; bottom missing. See also 21.11744. (Card)
Silver gilt cylinder sheath, originally mounted on silver, now mounted on modern silver cylinders; in two parts: top part with repoussé and engraved decorations, lower part with engraved decorations including cartouches of Aspelta; fragmentary and incomplete; bottom missing. See also 21.11744. (Card)
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, Pyramid 8 (Tomb of Aspelta),Chamber A. 1916: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan; 1921: received by the MFA.