Advanced Search 
Silver horse trappings
Nubian
Meroitic Period, reign of King Amanitaraqide
40–A.D. 50
Object Place: Sudan, Nubia
Medium/Technique
Gilded silver
Dimensions
Height x width: 3.6 x 2.8 cm (1 7/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.1060
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Animal-related
DescriptionSilver. Rectangular plaque. In repoussé, group of hieroglyphs; "Ankh", "Was" and "Neb". Corroded. See 24.1057-1064. Originally affixed to leather strap.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Pyramid Beg. N. 16. 1921: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1924, assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan