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Block from a coffin bench
Nubian
Meroitic Period
early 2nd century B.C.
Findspot: Sudan, Meroe, Pyramid Beg. N. 8, burial chamber
Medium/Technique
Sandstone
Dimensions
Height x width: 40 × 48 cm (15 3/4 × 18 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23.1492
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Relief
DescriptionBlock carved in raised relief
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, pyramid Beg. N. 8, burial chamber. 1923, 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.