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Fragment of Meroitic stele
Nubian
Meroitic Period
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Gebel Barkal, B551, III(3)
Medium/Technique
Granodiorite
Dimensions
Overall: 14 x 12.5 x 20.5 cm (5 1/2 x 4 15/16 x 8 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20-3-164a
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Stele
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 - 4.0 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.