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Nubian
Napatan Period
690–664 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. West), West 609
Medium/Technique
Ivory
Dimensions
0.5 cm (3/16 in.) dia 2.5
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-3-398
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Recreational
Description16 Discs, convex and fragments of more, incised markings. Pieces associated with 23-3-375
ProvenanceFrom Beg. West 609, March 1923: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.