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Two bronze tablets
Nubian
Napatan Period
487–405 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Begrawiya West, Meroe, 466
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Overall: 2.5 x 1.9 x 0.3cm (1 x 3/4 x 1/8in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-3-679f
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Foundation deposits
DescriptionTwo tablets, one with rounded corners; from a foundation deposit.
ProvenanceFrom Begrawiya West 466. March, 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.