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Small bronze nail
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Nasakhma or Malowiebamani
468–435 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid XXXI, chapel enclosure
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Length: 1.7 cm (11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number18-2-623
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment
DescriptionA small wide nail; gradually sharpens to point.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid XXXI (Saka'aye), chapel enclosure. 1918: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.