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Foundation deposit tablet - model mortar
Foundation deposit tablet - model mortar

Foundation deposit tablet - model mortar

593–510 B.C.
Object PlaceNubia, Sudan
FindspotMeroe (Beg.), Nubia
Medium/TechniqueYellow sandstone
Dimensions8.8 x 7.7 cm (3 7/16 x 3 1/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23-3-683h
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsArchitectural elements
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W. 477, March, 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.