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Lump of coloring matter
Nubian
Meroitic Period
A.D. 30–175
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. W.), Tomb 126
Medium/Technique
White color
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number22-2-206
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Function unknown
DescriptionLump of white coloring matter.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Meroe (Beg. W.), Tomb 126. 1922: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.