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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.
Bead
750–250 B.C.
750–250 B.C.
750–250 B.C.
Inlay (?) fragment
750–250 B.C.
Tile
750–250 B.C.
750–250 B.C.
17th century
Plate
late 17th century