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Spinning weight
Nubian
Napatan period to Meroitic Period
Findspot: Nubia(Sudan), Gebel Barkal, B501
Medium/Technique
Pottery, brown ware
Dimensions
Dia x H 3.9 x 1.8 cm (1 9/16 x 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum Of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.2433
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Textile- and costume-making
DescriptionHand modeled spinning weight
ProvenanceGebel Barkal B501. Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.