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Relief of men playing senet
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Aramatelka (Amtalqa)
568–555 B.C.
Findspot: Sudan, Nubia, Nuri, Pyramid 9, chapel
Medium/Technique
Sandstone
Dimensions
Overall: 32.5 × 65.6 × 21 cm (12 13/16 × 25 13/16 × 8 1/4 in.)
Mounted: 66 × 34.3 × 24.1 cm (26 × 13 1/2 × 9 1/2 in.)
Mounted: 66 × 34.3 × 24.1 cm (26 × 13 1/2 × 9 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.1789
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Relief
DescriptionSandstone relief from the pyramid chapel of King Aramatelka (Amtalqa) showing several men playing 'senet'. This is a theme commonly featured in Egyptian tomb reliefs, and was adapted from them by Nubian royalty. A coating of painted plaster (now missing) would have covered the limestone.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 9, (tomb of Aramatelka) chapel. 1916-18: 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.