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Lead tablet

593–510 B.C.
Object PlaceNubia, Sudan
FindspotBegrawiya West, Meroe, Nubia
Medium/TechniqueLead
DimensionsOverall: 2.3 x 1.6 x 0.3cm (7/8 x 5/8 x 1/8in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23-3-684e
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsArchitectural elements
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.