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Three fastenings from wooden box

623–593 B.C.
Object PlaceNubia, Sudan
Medium/TechniqueSilver
DimensionsLegacy dimension: Length: .025; .022 W. .011; .013; .012
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number20.1058
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTools and equipment
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 6 (tomb of Anlamani). 1918: 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.
Kohl stick
568–555 B.C.
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