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Scribe's pestle
Nubian
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Uronarti, Room 83
Medium/Technique
Granite
Dimensions
Other: 3.2 x 2.4 cm (1 1/4 x 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number28.1775
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Writing
DescriptionPestle - cylindrical, one end flat, one round.
ProvenanceFrom Uronarti, room 83. 1928: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.