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Inscribed steatite ball
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy (Piye)
743–712 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Ku 4 (Queen Khensa)
Medium/Technique
Steatite
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 2.6 x 3.2 cm (1 x 1 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.313
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
DescriptionThis steatite ball is decorated with six vertical bands of inscribed hieroglyphs, including the cartouches of Queen Khensa.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, Ku 4 (Queen Khensa). 1919: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.
(Accession date: March 1, 1921)
(Accession date: March 1, 1921)