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Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Atlanersa
653–643 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid 60, Chamber

Medium/Technique Obsidian
Dimensions Height x width x thickness: 2.9 x 2.0 x 0.4 cm (1 1/8 x 13/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number18-2-298
NOT ON VIEW

DescriptionOne gilded beaded silver handle, broken.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, Pyramid 60, Chamber. 1918: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.