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Inscribed lapis votive tablet
Inscribed lapis votive tablet

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 view
ClassificationsArchitectural elements
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.