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750–250 B.C.
FindspotGebel Barkal, Nubia (Sudan)
Object Place for LabelGebel Barkal, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueFaience, white body, blue glaze
DimensionsH x diameter1.5 x 4.0 cm (9/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number20.2531
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTools and equipment
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal Tomb B 551 I,3 debris. 1920; Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.