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Eye inlay
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Anlamani
632–593 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid VI, room A
Medium/Technique
Obsidian
Dimensions
Length x width x thickness: 3.9 x 3.1 x 1.3 cm (1 9/16 x 1 1/4 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number17-1-748
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Coffins and sarcophagi
DescriptionPupil of an inlaid eye; possibly belonging with 17-1-747.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid VI (Anlamani), room A. 1917: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.