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Eye inlay
Nubian
Napatan Period
Findspot: Sudan, Nubia, Nuri, tomb 45
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Length x width: 9 x 3.2 cm (3 9/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number18-2-146
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Coffins and sarcophagi
DescriptionWhite part of a large eye inlay with flat section deliniated for iris.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri 44; 1917 Excavated by the Harvard University-MFA Boston Expedition, March 1919.