Ancient Nubia: Egypt's Rival in Africa

Gallery of Artifacts





Bead Necklaces. Anibeh and Buhen. 100 B.C.- A.D. 300
Collected in 1908 by the E.B. Coxe, Jr. Expedition. 33cm long; 36cm long; 40cm long; 44cm long. (E 7767; E 7794; E 7922; E 15784)


Bronze Caldron and Bronze Bowl. Anibeh. Meroitic Period.
Collected in 1908 by the E.B. Coxe, Jr. Expedition. 11.2cm high x 13.5cm diameter and 6.5cm high x 9.2cm diameter. (E 7129 and E 7137)


Ceramic Cups. Anibeh. 100 B.C. - A.D. 300
Collected in 1908 by the E.B. Coxe, Jr. Expedition. 9.9cm high x 10.4cm diameter; 8.3cm high x 9.1cm diameter; and 8.0cm high x 9.3cm diameter. (E 8645; E 8724; and E 8451)



Bottle, green glass. Anibeh. 100 B.C. - A.D. 300
Collected in 1908 by the E.B. Coxe, Jr. Expedition. 13.0cm high x 4.8cm wide x 5.5cm deep. (E 7339)


Ceramic Jar. Anibeh. 100 B.C. - A.D. 300
Collected in 1908 by the E.B. Coxe, Jr. Expedition. 34.0cm high x 29.4cm diameter. (E 8183)


Ceramic Jar. Anibeh. 100 B.C. - A.D. 300
Collected in 1908 by the E.B. Coxe, Jr. Expedition. 30.7cm high x 25.5cm diameter. (E 8170)


Ceramic Jar. Anibeh. 100 B.C. - A.D. 300
Collected in 1908 by the E.B. Coxe, Jr. Expedition. 28.0cm high x 23.5cm diameter. (E 8162)


Casket with lid, wood with carved ivory inlay. Anibeh. 100 B.C. - A.D. 300
Collected in 1908 by the E.B. Coxe, Jr. Expedition. 28.1cm long x 26.9cm wide x 23.1cm deep. (E 7519)


Terracotta Stela with seventeen incised lines of Coptic. Arminna West, Lower Nubia. A.D. 921.
Collected during the Yale_Pennsylvania Expedition Nubia, 1961-62. 37cm long x 23.5cm wide x 3cm thick. (66-11-48)


Iron and Bronze Arrowheads. Anibeh. 100 B.C. - A.D. 100
Collected in 1908 by the E.B. Coxe, Jr. Expedition. length range: 13.6cm-6.2cm; width range: 2.9cm-1.3cm; thickness range: 0.6cm-0.2cm. (E 7292; E 7207; E 7270; E 7198; E 7276; E 7206; E 7280; E 7180; E 7238)