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Needle
Egyptian
Late First Intermediate to Early Middle Kingdom,
2140–1783 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Deir el Bersheh
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Length: 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1106
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment
DescriptionNeedle; bronze. Corroded; eye at one end.
ProvenanceFrom Deir-el-Bersha. May 1915: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt; 1920 received by the MFA.