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Foundation deposit-model stele
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of unknown king
362–342 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Pyramid I
Medium/Technique
Gray granite
Dimensions
4.7 x 3.0 x 0.6 cm (1 7/8 x 1 3/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number19.2932
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Foundation deposits
DescriptionTablet in the form of a stele. F.D. SW #1.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, Pyramid I. 1919: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.