Stone weight for weighing gold
1971–1550 B.C.
FindspotUronarti, Nubia (Sudan)
Country of Origin, for CustomsSudan
Medium/TechniqueGranite
DimensionsHeight x length x width: 4.2 x 3 x 2.1 cm (1 5/8 x 1 3/16 x 13/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number24.751
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTools and equipment
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Uronarti Island, Halfa Province. 1924: excavated by the Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.
(Accession date: May 1, 1924)
(Accession date: May 1, 1924)
Naqada II–III, 3650–2960 B.C.
2323–2150 B.C.
Naqada I–III 3850–2960 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
190–90 B.C.
2532–2510 B.C.