Knife sharpener (?)
FindspotGebel Barkal, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueSlate
Dimensions2.1 x 2 x 0.9 cm (13/16 x 13/16 x 3/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number16-2-205
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTools and equipment
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal Termple B 500. 1916: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
1550–1070 B.C. (?)
1783–about 1640 B.C.
Naqada I, 3850–3650 B.C.
Naqada II, 3650–3300 B.C.
1980–1630 B.C.
1980–1630 B.C.
2040–about 1640 B.C.
early 4th–early 3rd millennium B.C.