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Quiver

mid-2nd–early 4th century
Object PlaceMeroe, Nubia, Sudan
FindspotMeroe (Beg.), Nubia, Sudan
Country of Origin, for CustomsSudan
Medium/TechniqueBronze
DimensionsLength x diameter: 42.3 x 10 cm (16 5/8 x 3 15/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number24.963.1
On View
Not on view
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, west cemetery, tomb W. 122. 1922: excavated by the Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1924: assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.
Bronze arrowhead
900–600 B.C.
10th–9th century B.C.
Belt with repousée design
10th–9th century B.C.
Section of an armor belt
10th–9th century B.C.
Group shot: 30.583, 30.559, 30.570
10th–9th century B.C.
10th–9th century B.C.
Dagger
7th–4th century B.C.
10th–9th century B.C.
Axe head
10th–9th century B.C.