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Spherical stone objects
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Atlanersa
653–643 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Mortuary chapel, Grave 501
Medium/Technique
Jasper?
Dimensions
Diameter: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number17-4-148
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Function unknown
DescriptionTwenty-seven bright red spherical stones.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Nuri, Mortuary chapel (Grave 501). 1917: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.