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Silver cylinder
Nubian
Meroitic Period
263 B.C.–A.D. 248
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Gebel Barkal, PYR VIII
Medium/Technique
Silver / Electrum
Dimensions
5.6 x 2 cm (2 3/16 x 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number16-4-84
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects
DescriptionSilver / electrum fragments in the form of hand. Solid cylinder with two hands, one at each end. Poor condition, a third band flattened. Section 9 - A
ProvenanceGebel Barkal; PYR VIII; Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.