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Fragment of blue glass

750–250 B.C.
FindspotGebel Barkal, Nubia (Sudan)
Object Place for LabelGebel Barkal, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueGlass, pale blue
DimensionsL x W x Th 6.9 x 4.2 x 3.5
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number16-4-371
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsArchaeological materials
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal Tomb B 504. 1916; Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
Unworked glass
750–250 B.C.
743–712 B.C.
Glass fragments
690–664 B.C.
800–780 B.C.
Glass fragment
800–780 B.C.
Stone weight?
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Seashell
before 4300 B.C.