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Rubbing stone (?)

2400–1550 B.C.
FindspotKerma, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueTravertine (Egyptian alabaster)
DimensionsWidth x length: 3.5 x 6.8 cm (1 3/8 x 2 11/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.4043
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTools and equipment
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, Trench 1, H, south, in debris about -50 cm. 1913: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
Peg
early 3rd–mid 3rd century B.C.
Pestle
1550–1295 B.C.
Mortar
1550–1295 B.C.
Burnishing stone
1550–1295 B.C.
Stone seal
600–550 B.C.
Kohl jar
1700–1295 B.C.
Group shot:  a)19.1572; b) 19.1575; c) 19.1586; d) 19.1584; e) 19.1580; f) 19.1569-70; g) 50.40…
2000–1500 B.C.
Weights?
1570–1070 B.C.