Fragment disc top of offering table (?)

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Fragment disc top of offering table (?)

Egyptian

Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6

2323–2150 B.C.

Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, Room H.N., east part

Medium/Technique Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)

Dimensions Length x width: 6.5 x 5.1 cm (2 9/16 x 2 in.)

Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition

Accession Number13.4269

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East

ClassificationsInscriptions

DescriptionAlabaster; with cartouche of Nefer-ka-ra.

ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Kerma. 1913: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.

Findspot Information: From Kerma. Su486