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Gaming piece

Object Place for LabelSemna, Nubia (Sudan)
FindspotSemna, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueRedware pottery
DimensionsDiameter x thickness: 3.75 x 1.1 cm (1 1/2 x 7/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number24.1942
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTools and equipment
ProvenanceFrom Semna, Chamber ES509. 1924: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
Deep basin
2585–2560 B.C.
Carinated bowl
2323–2040 B.C.
2323–2040 B.C.
Naqada II, 3650–3300 B.C.
Deep basin
2585–2560 B.C.
Deep basin
2585–2560 B.C.
Straight-sided bowl
3850–3300 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
Restricted: For reference only
Naqada I, 3850–3650 B.C.
Lamp
30 B.C.–A.D. 364