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Playing piece, marble?
Nubian
Meroitic Period, reign of Amanishakhete
26–20 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Beg. North, Pyramid 6
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
d 14.0
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.12320
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment
DescriptionLight gray body, no glaze left. Broken, incomplete "marble" shape.
ProvenanceFrom Beg. North, Pyramid 2. 1921: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.