Inscribed lapis votive tablet
Queen Nasalsa 643–623 B.C.
FindspotNuri, Nubia, Sudan
Medium/TechniqueLapis lazuli
DimensionsLegacy dimension: H. .016 W. .007
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number20.622
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArchitectural elements
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Nuri. 1920: 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.
Findspot Information: Found under N. W. corner of Pyramid XXIV at Nuri, the tomb of Queen Nasalsa.
Findspot Information: Found under N. W. corner of Pyramid XXIV at Nuri, the tomb of Queen Nasalsa.
early 3rd–mid 3rd century B.C.
664–610 B.C.
623–593 B.C.
568–555 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.