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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.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number20.329
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Not on view
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)
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