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Rubbing stone
Rubbing stone

Rubbing stone

1550–1070 B.C.
FindspotSemna, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueBlack granite
DimensionsOther: 2.8 x 2.7 cm (1 1/8 x 1 1/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number29.1207b
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTools and equipment
ProvenanceFrom Semna, in debris of room under magazines 288, 287, 286, 299, 298, 290. February, 1928: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
Mortar
Mortar
Palette
Palette
Hammer stone fragment
Hammer stone fragment
2649–2134 B.C.
Image Not Available for Rubber
Rubber
Rubbing stone
Rubbing stone
Naqada II–III, 3650–2960 B.C.
Group shot (L to R): 11.730, 11.731, 11.732, 06.1878, 13.3428, 13.3470
Pounder
2323–2150 B.C.
Axe head
Axe head
Naqada I–III 3850–2960 B.C.
Pestle
Pestle
Group shot: 24.750-2
Stone weight for weighing gold
1971–1550 B.C.
Image Not Available for Weight
Weight
Palette
Palette
1550–1070 B.C.
Offering table of prince Tedeqen
Offering table of prince Tedeqen
190–90 B.C.