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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Not on viewClassificationsArchitectural elements
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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)
(Accession date: January 1, 1887)
early 3rd–mid 3rd century B.C.
623–593 B.C.
568–555 B.C.
Queen Nasalsa 643–623 B.C.
643–623 B.C.
510–487 B.C.
538–519 B.C.
463–435 B.C.
431–405 B.C.
353–340 B.C.