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Mace head (?) or thumb ring (?)
Nubian
Meroitic Period–X-group
270 B.C.–400 A.D.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Gammai, Mound E
Medium/Technique
Hematite
Dimensions
Overall: 3 x 4.3 cm (1 3/16 x 1 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Oric Bates
Accession Number42.125
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing
DescriptionHematite mace head (?) or thumb ring (?)
ProvenanceFrom Gammai, Nubia (Sudan), Mound E, found in bronze box, object #R53. 1915-6: excavated by Oric Bates & Dows Dunham for the Harvard Peabody Museum; 1916: assigned to Oric Bates in the division of finds with the Sudanese government; Aug. 14, 1924: lent to the MFA by Mrs. Oric Bates; March 12, 1942: given to the MFA by Mrs. Oric Bates.