Beryl votive tablet
FindspotNuri, Nubia, Sudan
Medium/TechniqueAmazonite
DimensionsLegacy dimension: Length: .021 W. .012 TH. .006
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number20.685
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Not on viewClassificationsArchitectural elements
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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: From N. W. corner, foundation deposit of Pyramid VIII at Nuri, the tomb of Aspelta.
Findspot Information: From N. W. corner, foundation deposit of Pyramid VIII at Nuri, the tomb of Aspelta.
623–593 B.C.
568–555 B.C.
568–555 B.C.
about 643–623 B.C.
643–542 B.C.
643–542 B.C.
593–510 B.C.
593–510 B.C.
510–487 B.C.
519–510 B.C.
538–519 B.C.