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Crystal discs
Nubian
Meroitic Period
263 B.C.–A.D. 248
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Gebel Barkal, PYR VIII
Medium/Technique
Crystal
Dimensions
Thickness 0.15 cm (1/16 in.), Diameter 0.75 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number16-4-91
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects
DescriptionSix clear transparent crystal discs, slightly bent (concave - convex)
ProvenanceGebel Barkal; PYR VIII; Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.