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Round balls
Nubian
Kerma
2400–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K 1805/54
Medium/Technique
Hematite, faience
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number14.1112
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Function unknown
DescriptionTen round rough natural hematite balls. One small green faience ball. One green faience corrugated ball. None of the balls are peirced.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Kerma, 1805/54. 1914: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.