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Bronze implements

690–664 B.C.
Object Place for LabelNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
FindspotNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueBronze, gold
DimensionsLength: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number21.16857
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTools and equipment
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 1 (tomb of Taharqa). 1917: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.
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