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Plaque showing a smiting king

A.D. 215–225
FindspotMeroe (Beg. N), Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueGilded silver
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number21.17081
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ClassificationsTools and equipment
ProvenanceFrom Meroe (Beg. N), pyramid 16 (tomb of Aryesbokhe). 1921: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.