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Eye inlay

Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of unknown ruler
369–340 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Beg. South, Pyramid XXIV

Medium/Technique Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions 1.7 x 4.8 cm (11/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.11960
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTomb equipment

DescriptionEye inlay, flattened oval, iris not attached.
ProvenanceFrom Beg. South, Pyramid XXIV. 1921: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.