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Stone object
Nubian
Meroitic Period
468–335 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. West), 438
Dimensions
6.35 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm (2 1/2 x 9/16 x 1/2 in.)
Accession Number
23-2-273d
Medium or Technique
Yellow Sandstone
Not On View
Collections
Classifications
Petal shaped stone whetter (?) inlay (?); flat on both sides
Provenance
From Beg. West 438. 1923: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition