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Tablet from a foundation deposit
Tablet from a foundation deposit

Tablet from a foundation deposit

568–555 B.C.
FindspotNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Object Place for LabelNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueAmazonite
DimensionsLength x width: 2.8 x 1.4 cm (1 1/8 x 9/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number20.421
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsArchitectural elements
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 9, southwest foundation deposit. Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.