Bone or ivory implement
568–555 B.C.
Object Place for LabelNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
FindspotNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueBone or ivory
DimensionsDiameter x length: 0.4--1 x 10.5 cm (3/16--3/8 x 4 1/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number17-12-112
On View
Not on viewClassificationsUnclassifiable objects
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid XXXIX (Maletasen), stairs. 1918: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.
Badarian to Naqada III, 4500–2960 B.C.
2926–2880 B.C.
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
3100–3000 B.C.
