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Iron fragments
Nubian
Meroitic Period, reign of Amanikhatashan
A.D. 62–85
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. N.), Tomb 18
Medium/Technique
Iron
Dimensions
Lenght x width x height: 13.0 x 2.5 x 1.0 cm (5 1/8 x 1 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21-3-684a
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment
DescriptionA few fragments of heavily rusted iron including part of a knife.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Meroe (Beg. N.), Tomb 18. 1921: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.