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Block of tuff
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Block of tuff

593–568 B.C.
FindspotNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Object Place for LabelNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueTuff
DimensionsLength x width x thickness: 8.9 x 5.4 x 2 cm (3 1/2 x 2 1/8 x 13/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number18-3-204
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ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid VIII (Aspelta), room B. 1918: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.