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Kohl stick

568–555 B.C.
FindspotNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Object Place for LabelNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueSilver
DimensionsLength: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number20.338
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTools and equipment
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid XXXVIII (Akheqa). 1918: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
Nail
about 632–568 B.C.
Nail
593–568 B.C.
Bridle ring
A.D. 62–85
Bridle ring
A.D. 62–85
Kohl stick
435–405 B.C.
Strainer
4th century B.C.
Bell
0–A.D. 20
Bridle ornament
A.D. 62–85