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Inscribed lead tablet
Inscribed lead tablet

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 view
ClassificationsArchitectural elements
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.
Inscribed lead tablet
about 643–623 B.C.
Foundation deposits
297–284 B.C.
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487–405 B.C.
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487–405 B.C.
Small lead tablet
643–542 B.C.
Lead(?) tablet
593–510 B.C.
Lead tablet
593–510 B.C.
Lead votive tablet
353–340 B.C.
Lead votive tablet
353–340 B.C.