Foundation deposit model pestle
593–510 B.C.
Object PlaceNubia, Sudan
FindspotMeroe (Beg.), Nubia
Medium/TechniqueYellow sandstone
Dimensions8.7 x 2.9 cm (3 7/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23-3-684g
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArchitectural elements
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W. 477, March, 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.
593–510 B.C.
593–510 B.C.
593–510 B.C.
1390–1352 B.C.
1349–1336 B.C.
1349–1336 B.C.
1352–1336 B.C.
1550–1295 B.C.
1349–1336 B.C.
1550–1295 B.C.
100–299
568–555 B.C.