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Plaque showing a smiting king
Nubian
Meroitic Period, reign of Aryesbokhe
A.D. 215–225
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. N), Pyramid 16
Medium/Technique
Gilded silver
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.17081
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Animal-related
DescriptionOnce part of an elaborately decorated horse harness, this plaque carries a raised relief figure of a striding ruler with his hand raised to smite an enemy. It is one of 15 from the same tomb.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe (Beg. N), pyramid 16 (tomb of Aryesbokhe). 1921: 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.