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Five marbles

FindspotGiza, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueBlack Glass
DimensionsOverall: 0.9 cm (3/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number29.2362
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTools and equipment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza, G 7540 T, Room 1. 1929: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.
Kohl stick
1390–1213 B.C.
Kohl tube
1390–1213 B.C.
Vessel fragments
185–10 B.C.
Balls
about 690–664 B.C.
Stick
2400–1500 B.C.
Rubbing stone
1550–1070 B.C.
pre-Badarian, Merimda Culture, 5th millennium B.C.
Spinning weight
750–250 B.C.
750–250 B.C.