Tweezers
593–568 B.C.
FindspotNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Country of Origin, for CustomsSudan
Medium/TechniqueGold
DimensionsLength: 18 cm (7 1/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number20.342
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTools and equipment
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, Pyramid 8 (tomb of Aspelta). March 1918: 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.
(Accession date: March 1, 1920)
(Accession date: March 1, 1920)
664–525 B.C.
568–555 B.C.
538–519 B.C.
10th–9th century B.C.
2040–1783 B.C.
170–150 B.C.
712–698 B.C.
690–664 B.C.
653–643 B.C.
750–270 B.C.