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Grinding palette and pestle

1550–1070 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueSerpentinite
DimensionsHeight x width x length: 2.4 x 9.2 x 16 cm (15/16 x 3 5/8 x 6 5/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number29.1206
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTools and equipment
ProvenanceFrom Semna. February, 1928: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1929: assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.
(Accession Date: February 1, 1928)