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Fragment of Meroitic stele

Nubian
Meroitic Period
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Gebel Barkal, B551, III(3)

Medium/Technique Granodiorite
Dimensions Overall: 9.5 x 6.3 x 13.5 cm (3 3/4 x 2 1/2 x 5 5/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20-3-164b
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsArchitectural elementsStele

DescriptionThis is a gray granodiorite stele fragment with three horizontal lines of incised Meroitic script seperated by incised register lines. Style A. Line width is 3.9 cm.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal, B551, III(3) "W" of third N area in sand just above floor. 1919: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.