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Palette?

FindspotSemna, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueDiorite
DimensionsOther: 9.8 x 8 cm (3 7/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number28.1581
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTools and equipment
ProvenanceFrom Semna, W 404. 1928: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
Gaming piece
Naqada I to 2750–2649 B.C., or earlier
Large deep convex bowl
3100–2630 B.C.
Disk-shaped macehead
3850–3650 B.C.
Bowl with re-curved rim
2548–2530 B.C.
Bowl
2575–2465 B.C.
Cylinder seal
2334–2154 B.C.
Stamp seal or amulet
about 4000 B.C.