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Object Number
15-12-50/B1443
Display Title
Red mineral color, lumps of soft stone
Descriptions
Object Description
Red mineral color, lumps of soft stone
Inventory Description
Raw material, red mineral color, deteriorating
Classification
- Raw Material
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Middle Kingdom
- Hyksos
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Sudan
/
Dongola
/
<County>
/
<City>
/
Kerma
Intrasite
Lower Deffufa, Room Z1
Materials
Mineral
Dimensions
Overall: 6.1 x 5.9 x 3.3 cm (2 3/8 x 2 5/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity
4
Label on object
B1443
Provenance
Collector
George A. Reisner
(1913)
Expedition
Harvard University- Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
(1913)
Lender
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
(1915)
Donor
Donated by
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
(1929)
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