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Military ration token

Egyptian
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, reign of Amenemhat III
1844–1797 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Uronarti, Fort, Room 5

Medium/Technique Wood (White willow, Salix subserrata)
Dimensions Diameter: 12.7 cm (5 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.733
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTools and equipment

DescriptionSlightly concavo-convex. Number cut on concave face, appears to be 50. Hole in center.
ProvenanceFrom Uronarti Island, Halfa Province. 1924: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1924: assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.