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Long wooden box

Nubian
Meroitic Period, reign of Amanikhatashan
A.D. 62–85
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, Beg. North, Pyramid XVIII, chamber A

Medium/Technique Wood
Dimensions 22.3 x 4.9 x 4.6 cm (8 3/4 x 1 15/16 x 1 13/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.12413
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTools and equipment

DescriptionA long wooden box of oval section with cover. Pen case? Decayed, incomplete. Remains of silver nails as indicated. Chamber A.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. North, Pyramid XVIII. 1921: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.