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Offering table of Queen Henutirdis
Nubian
Napatan Period
750–270 B.C.
Findspot: Sudan, Nubia, Nuri, Tomb 34
Medium/Technique
Sandstone
Dimensions
Length x width: 50 x 45 x 21 cm (19 11/16 x 17 11/16 x 8 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number47.2948
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsReligious and cult objects
DescriptionInscribed offering table showing bread and fowl
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Nuri, found in pyramid 34 (Queen Henutirdis), stairway in thieves' debris. 1918: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan. (Accession date: June 2, 2022)