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Stone weight for weighing gold
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom to early New Kingdom
1971–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Uronarti, Fort Room 5
Medium/Technique
Granite
Dimensions
Height x length x width: 4.2 x 3 x 2.1 cm (1 5/8 x 1 3/16 x 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.751
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Weights and measures
DescriptionStone. Bears inscription "Gold, 5".
ProvenanceFrom Uronarti Island, Halfa Province. 1924: 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.
(Accession date: May 1, 1924)
(Accession date: May 1, 1924)