Lapis lazuli votive tablet
463–435 B.C.
Object Place for LabelNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
FindspotNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueLapis lazuli
DimensionsLength x width: 0.7 x 0.5 cm (1/4 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number17-4-771
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArchitectural elements
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ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid XI (Malowiebamani), northeast foundation deposit. 1917: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.
early 3rd–mid 3rd century B.C.
664–610 B.C.
623–593 B.C.
568–555 B.C.
Queen Nasalsa 643–623 B.C.
643–623 B.C.
510–487 B.C.
538–519 B.C.
431–405 B.C.
353–340 B.C.