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Eye inlay

Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Aspelta
593–568 B.C.
Findspot: Sudan, Nubia, Nuri, tomb 28

Medium/Technique Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions Length x width: 6.3 x 4.5 cm (2 1/2 x 1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number17-3-629
NOT ON VIEW

DescriptionOne piece of the white of a large eye inlay. Other half is 17-3-628
ProvenanceFrom Nuri 28; 1917 Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition