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Fragment of Coptic inscription
Nubian
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Gebel Barkal, B800-900
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
6.5 x 10.7 cm (2 9/16 x 4 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number16-4-138
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsInscriptions
DescriptionFragment of baked red clay brick(?) with deeply incised Coptic inscription
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal B 800-900. 1920: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.