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Red stone votive tablet

Nubian
Napatan, reign of Akharitene (Akhratan)
353–340 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid XIV, northeast foundation deposit

Medium/Technique Stone
Dimensions Length x width: 2 x 1.2 cm (13/16 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number17-4-927
NOT ON VIEW

DescriptionRectangular, red stone votive tablet, uninscribed, but with some marks from carving.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid XIV (Akhratan), northeast foundation deposit. 1917: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.