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Finger cap
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Nastasen
335–315 B.C.
Object Place: Sudan
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Length: 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.358
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Mummy trappings
DescriptionFinger case from a mummy. Electrum; outline of finger nail impressed; badly bent. Found in Pyramid 56 at Nuri, February 1918.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 56 (tomb of an unknown queen). 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.