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Military ration token
Military ration token

Military ration token

1844–1797 B.C.
FindspotUronarti, Nubia (Sudan)
Country of Origin, for CustomsSudan
Medium/TechniqueWood (Common Ash, Fraxinus excelsior) and painted plaster
DimensionsHeight x width x depth: 15.6 x 9.8 x 3.1 cm (6 1/8 x 3 7/8 x 1 1/4 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number24.754
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ClassificationsTools and equipment
ProvenanceFrom Uronarti Island, Halfa Province. 1924: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1924: assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.