Inscribed magic brick with gilding
593–568 B.C.
Object PlaceNuri, Nubia, Sudan
Medium/TechniqueStone
Dimensions8.9 x 5.4 x 2 cm (3 1/2 x 2 1/8 x 13/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number18-3-204 (?)
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTomb equipment
Collections
ProvenanceFrom: Nuri, Pyramid 8. 1918: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, January, 1917; 1920: assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.
1295–1186 B.C.
1353–1336 B.C.
1550–1295 B.C.
A.D. 98–117
1550–1295 B.C.
760–332 B.C.
760–332 B.C.
760–332 B.C.
760–332 B.C.
760–332 B.C.
760–332 B.C.