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Gold wire
Nubian
Meroitic Period
A.D. 90–246
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. West), Tomb 102
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
2.0 cm (13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number22-1-535b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Fragments
DescriptionPiece of heavy wire, both ends show cutting.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe (Beg. West) 102. 1922: 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.