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Ivory plaque
Nubian
Napatan Period
Findspot: Sudan, Nubia, Nuri, Pyramid LIII
Medium/Technique
Carved ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 8.2 x 6.2 cm (3 1/4 x 2 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.697
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsReligious and cult objects
DescriptionRectangular plaque with incised figure of a cow walking to right; broken and fragments missing; discolored. See also 18-1-467(a-e) and 22.698.
ProvenanceFound in Pyramid LIII at Nuri. January 1918: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.