Polishing stone
FindspotSemna, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueHard green stone
DimensionsOther: 4.5 x 6 x 2.1 cm (1 3/4 x 2 3/8 x 13/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number28.1343
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Not on viewClassificationsTools and equipment
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ProvenanceFrom Semna West, debris from Rm W369. 1928: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
pre-Badarian, Merimda Culture, 5th millennium B.C.
pre-Badarian, Merimda Culture, 5th millennium B.C.
pre-Badarian, Merimda Culture, 5th millennium B.C.
900–600 B.C.