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Stele of King Aspelta
Stele of King Aspelta

Stele of King Aspelta

593–568 B.C.
FindspotNuri, Nubia, Sudan
Country of Origin, for CustomsSudan
Medium/TechniquePorphyry
DimensionsOverall: 139.1 × 69.9 × 24.8 cm (54 3/4 × 27 1/2 × 9 3/4 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number21.347
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsArchitectural elements
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 8 (tomb of Aspelta). 1916-1918: 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.
(Accession date: March 1, 1921)