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Small lead tablet
Small lead tablet

Small lead tablet

643–542 B.C.
FindspotBegrawiya West, Meroe, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueLead
DimensionsOverall: 2 x 1.6 x 0.8cm (13/16 x 5/8 x 5/16in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23-3-672f
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsArchitectural elements
ProvenanceFrom Begrawiya West 469. March, 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
Inscribed lead tablet
568–555 B.C.
Inscribed lead tablet
about 643–623 B.C.
Foundation deposits
297–284 B.C.
Lead tablet
487–405 B.C.
Foundation deposit
487–405 B.C.
Lead(?) tablet
593–510 B.C.
Lead tablet
593–510 B.C.
Lead votive tablet
353–340 B.C.
Lead votive tablet
353–340 B.C.