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Tablet from a foundation deposit
Tablet from a foundation deposit

Tablet from a foundation deposit

664–610 B.C.
Object PlaceTell Dafana, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueLapis lazuli
DimensionsOverall: 0.9 x 0.5cm (3/8 x 3/16in.)
Credit LineEgypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession number87.720
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ClassificationsArchitectural elements
ProvenanceFrom the Palace Fort at Tell Dafana (Daphnae). 1886: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; presented to the MFA at EEF fifth annual general meeting; sent over June 1, 1887.
(Accession date: January 1, 1887)