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Cylinder sheath of Amaninatakelebte
Cylinder sheath of Amaninatakelebte

Cylinder sheath of Amaninatakelebte

538–519 B.C.
FindspotNuri, Nubia, Sudan
Medium/TechniqueGilded silver, colored paste inclusions
DimensionsHeight x diameter: 12 x 3.1 cm (4 3/4 x 1 1/4 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number20.275
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 10 (tomb of Amani-natake-lebte), chamber B. January 1917: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.
(Accession date: March 1, 1920)