Sheath for a Staff
40–10 B.C.
Object PlaceNubia, Sudan
Medium/TechniqueGold, Enamel
DimensionsHeight x diameter: 1.42 x 1.4 cm (9/16 x 9/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number24.498
On View
Not on viewClassificationsUnclassifiable objects
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, North Cemetery, Beg. N 21. January, 1922: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1924: assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.
632–593 B.C.
632–593 B.C.
593–568 B.C.
593–568 B.C.
593–568 B.C.
593–568 B.C.
2500–2350 B.C.
about 550 B.C.