Cylinder sheath
593–568 B.C.
Object PlaceNubia, Sudan
Medium/TechniqueGold
DimensionsLegacy dimension: H. a) .087 b) .036
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number21.341a-e
On View
Not on viewClassificationsUnclassifiable objects
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, Pyramid 8 (Tomb of Aspelta).1916: 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.
593–568 B.C.
593–568 B.C.
593–568 B.C.
40–10 B.C.
2500–2350 B.C.
about 550 B.C.
about 550 B.C.
2040–1783 B.C.