Ivory plaque
750–270 B.C.
FindspotNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueCarved ivory
DimensionsOverall: 6.9 x 5.9 cm (2 11/16 x 2 5/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number20.698
On View
Not on viewClassificationsReligious and cult objects
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Found in Pyramid LIII at Nuri stairway, January 1918: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
1783–about 1640 B.C.
1550–1295 B.C.
1550–1295 B.C.
1550–1295 B.C.
1550–1295 B.C.
1783–about 1640 B.C.
2040–about 1640 B.C.
1783–about 1640 B.C.
1550–1186 B.C.
2400–1550 B.C.