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Cylinder sheath
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Aspelta
593–568 B.C.
Object Place: Sudan
Medium/Technique
Gilded silver
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 11.8 × 3.1 cm (4 5/8 × 1 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.11740
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Function unknown
DescriptionSilver gilt cylinder sheath (formerly probably mounted on silver, now mounted on modern silver cylinders) in two parts: top part with repoussé and engraved decorations, lower part with engraved decorations including cartouches of Aspelta; fragmentary, large portions missing. Bottom with engraved rosette only partly preserved. See also 21.11744.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, Pyramid 8 (Tomb of Aspelta),Chamber A. 1916: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan; 1921: received by the MFA.