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Fragments of a Staff Cap

405–404 B.C.
Object Place for LabelNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
FindspotNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueSilver, gold
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number17-3-5
On View
Not on view
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid XVII (Baskakeren), room A. 1917: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.
Gold model of a flail
404–396 B.C.
Staff fragment
690–664 B.C.
Votive plaque
550–331 B.C.
Votive plaque
550–331 B.C.
Group shot: 1989.149-50
8th century B.C.
Group shot: 1989.149-50
10th–9th century B.C.
Plaques
A.D. 62–85
Conservation Status: After Cleaning
945–712 B.C.
Tablet for seven oils
2500–2350 B.C.
Faience ball
1570–1070 B.C.