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Cylindrical object
Cylindrical object

Cylindrical object

568–555 B.C.
Object Place for LabelNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
FindspotNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueQuartzite
DimensionsOverall: 2.2cm (7/8in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number17-4-1150
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsArchitectural elements
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid XXVI (Amanitakaye), northwest foundation deposit. 1917: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.