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Gold section of bow sheath. Corrugated sheet with edges soldered together. Rope pattern of twisted gold wire along the top joint.
Provenance
Findspot Information: From Meroe. [Excav. date] January 1922.
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Nubian, Early Meroitic Period, 3rd century B.C.
Object Place
Meroe, Nubia, Sudan
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: Length: 0.036 D. 0.012
Accession Number
23.352
Medium or Technique
Gold