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Finger case
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Aspelta
593–568 B.C.
Object Place: Sudan, Nubia, Nuri, Pyramid XXIII
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: Length: .036
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.396
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Mummy trappings
DescriptionFinger-case from a mummy. Gold; outline of finger nail impressed.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 42 (tomb of Queen Asata). 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.
(Accession Date: March 1, 1920)
(Accession Date: March 1, 1920)