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Inscribed faience votive tablet

Nubian
Napatan Period
Queen Nasalsa 643–623 B.C.
Findspot: Sudan, Nubia, Nuri, NW corner of pyramid XXIV, foundation deposit

Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions Legacy dimension: H. .046 W. .025 TH. .012
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.618
NOT ON VIEW

DescriptionRectangular faience votive tablet, greenish-blue glaze; inscribed on one side only.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Nuri. 1920: 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.

Findspot Information: Found under N.W. corner of Pyramid XXIV at Nuri, the tomb of Queen Nasalsa, November 1916.