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Inscribed lapis votive tablet
Inscribed lapis votive tablet

Inscribed lapis votive tablet

568–555 B.C.
FindspotNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Object Place for LabelNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueLapis lazuli
DimensionsLength x width: 2.7 x 1.4 cm (1 1/16 x 9/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number20.419
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsArchitectural elements
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid IX, southwest foundation deposit. Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.