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Faience plaque with cartouche
Nubian
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nubia, Gebel Barkal, Pyramid XIII (stair debris)
Medium/Technique
Glazed stone
Dimensions
Overall: 1.4 x 2 x 0.7cm (9/16 x 13/16 x 1/4in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number47.3813
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionRectangular plaque, with cartouche bearing the prenomen of Thutmose III, Menkheperra, flanked by uraei. Greenish glazed stone.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal, Pyramid XIII, in stair debris. January 28, 1916: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan. (Accession date: June 2, 2022)