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Circular stone with dice spots
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Karkamani
519–510 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid XXX, room A
Medium/Technique
Stone
Dimensions
Diameter x thickness: 1.6 cm x 0.4 cm (5/8 in. x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number18-3-148
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Function unknown
DescriptionA circular stone object with eight incised dots.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid XXX (A Queen), room A. 1918: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.