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Natural stone

0–A.D. 20
FindspotMeroe, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueBlack stone
Dimensions2.6 x 2.1 x 1.2 cm (1 x 13/16 x 1/2 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number22-1-94b
On View
Not on view
ProvenanceFrom Beg. North, Pyramid XXII. 1921: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
Stone weight?
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
800–780 B.C.
712–698 B.C.
743–698 B.C.
690–664 B.C.
690–664 B.C.
690–664 B.C.
690–664 B.C.
2400–1550 B.C.
Pebbles
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Seashell
before 4300 B.C.