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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
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
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.