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Wooden box fragments?

Nubian
Meroitic Period
A.D. 30–175
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. West), Pyr. 130

Medium/Technique Wood, bronze and ivory
Dimensions TK 0.3
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number22-2-237
NOT ON VIEW

DescriptionFragments of a wooden box with bronze fastenings and ivory inlay, in very poor condition.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe (Beg. West, Room B) Pyr. 130, 1922: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.