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Grinding stone fragment

FindspotNubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueGray granite
DimensionsOther: 10.9 x 7.2 x 4.5 cm (4 5/16 x 2 13/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number19-12-198b
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTools and equipment
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal, B900 Ex. 2, debris. Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.
(Accession date: )
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.
Rubbing stone
1550–1070 B.C.
Palette
1550–1070 B.C.