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Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy (Piye)
743–712 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Grave 53 B, debris
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Length: 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number19.2678
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Weights and measures
DescriptionThree rectangular blocks of alabaster, used as weights.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, Ku 53 B (tomb of queen Tabiry), debris. 1919: 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.