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Pottery cylinder
Nubian
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Semna, Deposit south of S537, Quarry debris
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Diameter x thickness: 1.0 x 0.9 cm (3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.2073.2
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Function unknown
DescriptionA pottery button? or game piece?
ProvenanceFrom Semna, Deposit south of S537, Quarry debris. 1924: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.