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Bound prisoner shaped plaque
Nubian
Meroitic Period
100 B.C.–100 A.D.
Findspot: Sudan, Nubia, Gebel Barkalf, flagstaff niche I 3 of second pylon), Gebel Barkal, Temple of Amun, Court B 501
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Overall: 7.8 × 9.9 × 5.5 cm (3 1/16 × 3 7/8 × 2 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.1790
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Tile and inlays
DescriptionBronze plaque shaped like a prisoner with his hands and feet bound (together) behind his back. Incsised. Head broken off and repaired.
ProvenanceExcavated at Gebel Barkal, Temple of Amun, Court B 501 (flagstaff niche I 3 of second pylon) by the Harvard University--Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned in the division of finds by the government of Sudan to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 14, 1981)