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Nubian
Napatan period to Meroitic Period
750 B.C.–A.D. 320
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, Begarawiyah, Southern Hilltop
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
1.1 x 1.6 x 2.0 cm (7/16 x 5/8 x 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.12183.1
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment
DescriptionPlaying piece, bean-shaped. Marked on top with two small concentric circles. Surface orange to red.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Meroe, Beg., Southern Hilltop, under black rock, surface debris: 1921; excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.