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Nubian
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, Tell 1, Trench 1, H, south, in debris about -50 cm
Medium/Technique
Steatite
Dimensions
Overall: 1.3 x 0.3 x 4 cm (1/2 x 1/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.4240
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Textile- and costume-making
ProvenanceFrom Kerma. 1912-13: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1913:assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.