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Palette

FindspotSemna, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueBlack Granite
DimensionsOther: 5.5 x 5.5 cm (2 3/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number24.2107
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTools and equipment
ProvenanceFrom Semna, SLXVII. 1924: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
Rubbing stone
1550–1070 B.C.
Hammer stone fragment
2649–2134 B.C.
Rubbing stone
Naqada II–III, 3650–2960 B.C.
Group shot (L to R): 11.730, 11.731, 11.732, 06.1878, 13.3428, 13.3470
2323–2150 B.C.
Axe head
Naqada I–III 3850–2960 B.C.
Palette
1550–1070 B.C.