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Sheath for a Staff
Sheath for a Staff

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 view
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects
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.