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Stone object
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Malonaqen
probably 555–542 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Coptic walls above pyramid XLV
Medium/Technique
Hematite(?)
Dimensions
Diameter x thickness: 10 x 3.5 cm (3 15/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number18-3-1018
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment
DescriptionPossibly a rubbing stone.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, coptic walls above pyramid XLV (Tagtal?). 1918: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.