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Cylinder sheath of King Aspelta

Cylinder sheath of King Aspelta

593–568 B.C.
Object PlaceNuri, Nubia, Sudan
Country of Origin, for CustomsSudan
Medium/TechniqueGold
DimensionsHeight x diameter: 11.3 x 3.1 cm (4 7/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number21.339a-b
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 8 (tomb of Aspelta). 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 the Sudan.
(Accession date: March 1, 1921)