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Lumps of pigment
Nubian
Meroitic Period
40 B.C.–A.D. 114
Findspot: Nubia, Meroe (Beg.), W 308; Object Place: Nubia, Sudan
Medium/Technique
Color
Dimensions
1.9 x 1.2 cm (3/4 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-1-315a
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsRaw materials and by-products
DescriptionTwo small lumps of white color.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W. 308 January 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.