Beryl tablet
593–510 B.C.
Object PlaceNubia, Sudan
FindspotBegrawiya West, Meroe, Nubia
Medium/TechniqueAmazonite
DimensionsOverall: 1.5 x 1.1 x 0.8cm (9/16 x 7/16 x 5/16in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23-3-684h
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArchitectural elements
Collections
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.
623–593 B.C.
568–555 B.C.
568–555 B.C.
about 643–623 B.C.
643–542 B.C.
643–542 B.C.
593–510 B.C.
510–487 B.C.
519–510 B.C.
538–519 B.C.