Meroë site 294: Gold and bronze objects

Scope and Content

Image of 8 metal artefacts found in 2 jars discovered at site 294.

Separated Material

One of the spacers is now in The Brooklyn Museum, Charles Wilbor Fund (49.29). One spacer and a ring are now in the National Museum of Sudan, Khartoum, (511/1).

Related Material

Other images of the objects can be found in JG/M/H/8 and JG/M/HA/11. The items were found in jars pictured in JG/M/H/9. The discovery of the jars can be found in JG/M/H/7 and JG/M/T/6. Two of the rings are held by the Garstang Museum (E.8039 and E.8040).

Bibliography

Full description of the objects can be found in Török, (1997), Meroë City, Vol.1, pp160-161.

Geographical Names