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FindspotGebel Barkal, Nubia(Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueSlate
DimensionsLxWxD 6.0 x 4.3 x 2.6 cm (2 3/8 x 1 11/16 x 1 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum Of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number20.2429
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTools and equipment
ProvenanceGebel Barkal B501. Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
Ink palette
1550–1070 B.C. (?)
Rubber?
1783–about 1640 B.C.
Palette in the shape of a turtle
Naqada I, 3850–3650 B.C.
Group shot: 11.223, 11.225, 11.229, 11.231
Naqada II, 3650–3300 B.C.
Miniature palette
1980–1630 B.C.
Miniature palette
1980–1630 B.C.
Palette
2040–about 1640 B.C.
Palette
early 4th–early 3rd millennium B.C.