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Blue faience tablet
Nubian
Napatan Period
593–510 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia, Begrawiya West, Meroe, W 477; Object Place: Nubia, Sudan
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 5.1 x 3.5 x 0.8cm (2 x 1 3/8 x 5/16in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-3-683b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Foundation deposits
DescriptionBlue faience uninscribed tablet; from a foundation deposit.
ProvenanceFrom Begrawiya West 477. March, 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.