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Kohl stick

Object PlaceNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueGold
DimensionsLegacy dimension: Length: .069, W. of head .008
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number20.398
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTools and equipment
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid VIII. 1916: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.

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593–568 B.C.
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Ball beads
712–698 B.C.
Bronze implements
690–664 B.C.
Iron spike
653–643 B.C.
750–270 B.C.