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Spinning weight
Nubian
Napatan Period
750–250 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Gebel Barkal, B 551
Medium/Technique
Pottery, black ware
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20-4-1
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment
DescriptionSpinning weight, black ware, straw marked.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal Tomb B 551, I,3. 1920; Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.