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Lump of coloring
Nubian
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, Beg. W. 126
Medium/Technique
Blue coloring
Dimensions
3 x 3.5 x 2.0 cm (1 3/16 x 1 3/8 x 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number22-2-205
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsRaw materials and by-products
DescriptionLump of blue coloring. Box was found empty with note on it saying "To Fogg-E.W. Forbes."
ProvenanceFrom Nubia Meroe, Beg. W. 126 . 19 : excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 19 : assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.