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Mud seal impression
Nubian
Meroitic Period, reign of Aritenyesbokhe
A.D. 175–190
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, Beg. N. XXX
Medium/Technique
Mud
Dimensions
2.0 x 1.3 x 1.1 cm (13/16 x 1/2 x 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.12372
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsInscriptions
DescriptionImpression of figure of lion from a seal ring - hollow.
ProvenanceFrom Beg. North, Pyramid XXX. 1921: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.