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
On View
Not on viewClassificationsUnclassifiable objects
Collections
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.
2873–2859 B.C.
Late 4th–early 3rd century B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
332–305 B.C.
3rd to 1st century B.C.
30 B.C.–A.D. 364
664–332 B.C.
30 B.C.–A.D. 364
3rd to 1st century B.C.
3rd to 1st century B.C.
323–30 B.C.
