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Stone object
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Amaniastabarqa
510–487 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid II
Medium/Technique
Sandstone
Dimensions
Length x width x thickness: 9.5 x 1.8 x 1.6 cm (3 3/4 x 11/16 x 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number17-1-902
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Function unknown
DescriptionLong, narrow and tapered object.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 2 (tomb of Amaniastabarqa). 1917: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.