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Stele of King Aspelta
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Aspelta
593–568 B.C.
Findspot: Sudan, Nubia, Nuri, Pyramid 8
Medium/Technique
Porphyry
Dimensions
Overall: 139.1 × 69.9 × 24.8 cm (54 3/4 × 27 1/2 × 9 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.347
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Stele
DescriptionPorphyry funerary stele of King Aspalta. Round topped with winged disc. Scene of king offering to Osiris attended by Isis and Anubis. Below are 22 lines of inscription. Bottom left corner missing.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 8 (tomb of Aspelta). 1916-1918: 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.
(Accession date: March 1, 1921)
(Accession date: March 1, 1921)