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Sheath for a staff

about 110–90 B.C.
Object PlaceGebel Barkal, Nubia, Sudan
FindspotGebel Barkal, Nubia, Sudan
Medium/TechniqueBronze
DimensionsHeight x diameter: 4.7 x 3.75 cm (1 7/8 x 1 1/2 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number24.856
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPersonal accessories
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal, Temple B 500, room B 502, S doorway in line with face of B 502: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1924: assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.