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Relief of men playing senet

568–555 B.C.
FindspotNuri, Nubia, Sudan
Country of Origin, for CustomsSudan
Medium/TechniqueSandstone
DimensionsOverall: 32.5 × 65.6 × 21 cm (12 13/16 × 25 13/16 × 8 1/4 in.)
Mounted: 66 × 34.3 × 24.1 cm (26 × 13 1/2 × 9 1/2 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number24.1789
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ClassificationsArchitectural elements
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 9, (tomb of Aramatelka) chapel. 1916-18: 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.