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Grinding stone fragment


Celt
Nubian
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), B900 Ex. 2, debris

Medium/Technique Light gray granite
Dimensions Other: 13.5 x 7.5 x 2.3 cm (5 5/16 x 2 15/16 x 7/8 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number19-12-198a
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTools and equipment

DescriptionFragment of grinding stone. Roughly concave.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal, B900 Ex. 2, debris. Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.
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