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Alabaster tablet
Nubian
Napatan Period
643–542 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Begrawiya West, Meroe, 469
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Overall: 1.6 x 1.1 x 0.6cm (5/8 x 7/16 x 1/4in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-3-675k
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Foundation deposits
DescriptionAlabaster tablet; from a foundation deposit.
ProvenanceFrom Begrawiya West 469. March, 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.