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Plaquette with protective hieroglyphs

743–712 B.C.
Findspotel-Kurru, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueGreen glass
DimensionsOverall: 0.4 x 1.2 x 1.3 cm (3/16 x 1/2 x 1/2 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number24.934
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSeals
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, Ku. 51 (tomb of an unidentified queen of Piankhy). 1919: 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: April 1, 1924)
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A.D. 226–651
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Cylinder seal
883–612 B.C.
Cylinder seal
883–612 B.C.
Cylinder seal
883–612 B.C.