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Relief from pylon with figures of prisoners
Nubian
Meroitic Period, reign of Shanadakhete
170–150 B.C.
Object Place: Sudan, Nubia, Beg. N. XI
Medium/Technique
Sandstone
Dimensions
Height x length: 34 x 59.5 cm (13 3/8 x 23 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23.871
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Relief
DescriptionSandstone block from pylon, with corner molding and sunk relief scene of prisoners led on a rope.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Pyramid N XI. 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1923: assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.