Gold model of a flail
404–396 B.C.
FindspotNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Country of Origin, for CustomsSudan
Medium/TechniqueGold
DimensionsLength of handle: 21.2 cm (8 3/8 in.)
Length of flail: 14 cm (5 1/2 in.)
Length of flail: 14 cm (5 1/2 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number20.329
On View
Not on viewClassificationsReligious and cult objects
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 13 (tomb of Harsiyotef). 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)
(Accession date: March 1, 1920)
690–664 B.C.
405–404 B.C.
2500–2350 B.C.
1570–1070 B.C.
305–30 B.C.
570–526 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
760–30 B.C.
1991–1783 B.C.
1400–1390 B.C.
1783–about 1640 B.C.