Inscribed lead tablet
568–555 B.C.
Object PlaceNuri, Nubia, Sudan
Medium/TechniqueLead
DimensionsOverall: 1.4 x 3.2 cm (9/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number20.415
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArchitectural elements
Collections
ProvenanceFound under the S.W. corner of Pyramid IX at Nuri, the Tomb of Aramatelka (Amtalqa). 1917: 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.
623–593 B.C.
about 643–623 B.C.
570 B.C.
297–284 B.C.
362–342 B.C.
487–405 B.C.
487–405 B.C.
643–542 B.C.
593–510 B.C.
593–510 B.C.
353–340 B.C.
353–340 B.C.