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Pellets of mud
Nubian
Meroitic Period, reign of Aritenyesbokhe
A.D. 175–190
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, Beg. N. XXX
Medium/Technique
Mud
Dimensions
diameter 1.0-1.8 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.12370
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Function unknown
DescriptionSix small pellets of mud, round.
ProvenanceFrom Beg. North, Pyramid XXX. 1921: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.