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Silver object
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Nasakhma
468–463 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid XIX, room A
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Length x diameter: 6 x 0.7-1 cm (2 3/8 x 1/4-3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number17-3-556
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Function unknown
DescriptionCylindrical silver object.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid XIX (Nasakhma), room A. 1917: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.