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Tablet
Nubian
Napatan Period
570 B.C.
Findspot: Sudan, Nubia, Nuri, Pyramid 8
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: Length: .020 W. .010 TH. .002
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.688
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Foundation deposits
DescriptionGold; inscribed on one side with name of Aspalta.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Nuri. 1920: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.
Findspot Information: From N. W. corner deposit of Pyramid VIII at Nuri, the tomb of Aspelta.
Findspot Information: From N. W. corner deposit of Pyramid VIII at Nuri, the tomb of Aspelta.