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750–250 B.C.
FindspotGebel Barkal, Nubia (Sudan)
Object Place for LabelGebel Barkal, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueBlack ware
DimensionsDia 3.7
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number20.2296
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTools and equipment
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal Tomb B 501. 1920; Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.