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Ball

about 690–664 B.C.
Findspotel-Kurru, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueTravertine (Egyptian alabaster)
DimensionsDiameter: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number19.2389
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTools and equipment
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) el-Kurru, pyramid III, A & B. 1919: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.
Peg
early 3rd–mid 3rd century B.C.
Group shot: 01.7268, 01.7269
1550–1295 B.C.
Mortar
1550–1295 B.C.
Burnishing stone
1550–1295 B.C.
Stone seal
600–550 B.C.
Kohl jar
1700–1295 B.C.
Kerma: Misc. stone, faience, ivory and pottery, Su.62 (MFA), 63 (=MFA 13.4043), 64, 65 (MFA), 6…
2400–1550 B.C.