Red jasper tablet
593–510 B.C.
FindspotBegrawiya West, Meroe, Nubia
Object PlaceNubia, Sudan
Medium/TechniqueRed jasper
DimensionsOverall: 1.4 x 1 x 0.5cm (9/16 x 3/8 x 3/16in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23-3-683f
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArchitectural elements
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ProvenanceFrom Begrawiya West 477. March, 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.
593–568 B.C.
593–510 B.C.
510–487 B.C.
664–610 B.C.
623–593 B.C.
568–555 B.C.
643–623 B.C.
487–405 B.C.
643–542 B.C.
643–542 B.C.