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Lead(?) tablet
Nubian
Napatan Period
593–510 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia, Begrawiya West, Meroe, 477; Object Place: Nubia, Sudan
Medium/Technique
Lead (?)
Dimensions
Overall: 2.3 x 1.6 x 0.8cm (7/8 x 5/8 x 5/16in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-3-683g
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Foundation deposits
DescriptionOne tablet; also a box containing a few bits of crumbed silver; from a foundation deposit.
ProvenanceFrom Begrawiya West 477. March, 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.