Black lead
FindspotKerma, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueBlack lead/graphite/carbon
DimensionsLength x width x height: 10.6 x 10.0 x 5.0 cm (4 3/16 x 3 15/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number14.1134
On View
Not on viewClassificationsRaw materials and by-products
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, 1600: A 4th strip. 1914: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
203–186 B.C.
664–542B.C.
664–653 B.C.
2960–2649 B.C.
305–30 B.C.
before 3850–2960 B.C.
before 3850–2960 B.C.
before 3850–2960 B.C.
2575–2465 B.C.