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Spinning weight
Nubian
Napatan Period
750–250 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Gebel Barkal, B 501
Medium/Technique
Black ware
Dimensions
Dia 3.8
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.2308
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment
DescriptionHalf of spinning weight ext. Cracked spinning weight
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal Tomb B 501. 1920; Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.