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Ration token

Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
2061–1640 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Uronarti, Fort Room 5

Medium/Technique Wood and painted plaster
Dimensions Height x width x length: 3.7 x 6.1 x 12.7 cm (1 7/16 x 2 3/8 x 5 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.748
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTools and equipment

DescriptionRation token bearing hieroglyphic inscription, including the number 60. Hole vertically through center.
ProvenanceFrom Uronarti, Room 5. 1924: by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.