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Silver horse trappings

40–A.D. 50
Object PlaceNubia, Sudan
Object Place for LabelMeroe, Nubia, Sudan
Medium/TechniqueGilt silver
DimensionsLegacy dimension: H. 3 W. 3.2 TH. 1.8 cm
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number24.1817
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTools and equipment
ProvenanceFrom Meroe: Pyramid Beg. N. 16. 1921: excavated by the Harvard University - Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1924, assigned to the MFA by the Government of the Sudan
Kohl stick
435–405 B.C.
Pin cushion
dated 1791
Kohl stick
568–555 B.C.
Nail
about 632–568 B.C.
Nail
593–568 B.C.
Bridle ring
A.D. 62–85
Bridle ring
A.D. 62–85
Strainer
4th century B.C.