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Model throwing stick
Egyptian
New Kingdom
1550–1070 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Semna, Debris Room W147
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 3 x 7.3 x 1.6 cm (1 3/16 x 2 7/8 x 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number29.1170
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsModels
DescriptionPart of a blue glazed faience model throwing stick. Or perhaps fragment from end of wand? Painted with lotus flower design. Chipped.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Semna, debris of room W147. January, 1928: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.