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Spinning weight
Nubian
Napatan period to Meroitic Period
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Gebel Barkal, B 501
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, black ware
Dimensions
4.1 x 2.2 cm (1 5/8 x 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.2242
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment
DescriptionSpinning weight, crude black ware. Incised decoration filed with red color
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal Temple B 501. 1920; Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.