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Six votive tablets
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Talakhamani
435–431 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid XVI, southwest foundation deposit
Medium/Technique
Metal and stone
Dimensions
Length: 1.2--2.05 cm (1/2--13/16 in.)
Width: 0.9--1.5 cm (3/8--9/16 in.)
Thickness: 0.2--0.5 cm (1/16--3/16 in.)
Width: 0.9--1.5 cm (3/8--9/16 in.)
Thickness: 0.2--0.5 cm (1/16--3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.2549
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Foundation deposits
DescriptionSix rectangular votive tablets, uninscribed and undecorated. One bronze, one silver, one electrum, one amazonite, one jasper and one alabaster.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid XVI (Talakhamani), southwest foundation deposit. 1920: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.