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Eye inlay from a coffin
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Aramatelqo
568–555 B.C.
Findspot: Sudan, Nubia
Medium/Technique
Bronze, faience, obsidian
Dimensions
5.5 x 18.7 cm (2 3/16 x 7 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number47.2328
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Coffins and sarcophagi
DescriptionLarge inlay of an eye. Bronze framing, with eyeball of greenish faience with black obsidian iris.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri Pyramid 9, room c. 1917: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, January 13, 1917; 1920: assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan. (Accession date: June 2, 2022)