Gaming piece
Object Place for LabelSemna, Nubia (Sudan)
FindspotSemna, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueQuartz (?)
DimensionsLength x width x thickness: 1.3 x 1.0 x 1.1 cm (1/2 x 3/8 x 7/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number24-3-225c
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTools and equipment
ProvenanceFrom Semna, S523. 1924: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
3100–3000 B.C.
3100–3000 B.C.
1991–1783 B.C., or later
2246–2152 B.C.
2246–2152 B.C.
2246–2152 B.C.
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
270 B.C.–A.D. 320