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Eye inlay
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Malonaqen
555–542 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid V, room A
Medium/Technique
Obsidian, alabaster
Dimensions
Corner: Height x width x thickness: 4 x 4.7 x 1.9 cm (1 9/16 x 1 7/8 x 3/4 in.)
Pupil: Diameter x thickness: 5 x 1.6 cm (1 15/16 x 5/8 in.)
Pupil: Diameter x thickness: 5 x 1.6 cm (1 15/16 x 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number17-1-647
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Coffins and sarcophagi
DescriptionAlabaster corner and obsidan pupil of an inlaid eye.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid V (Malonaqen), room A. 1917: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.