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Eye inlays
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Tanwetamani (?)
664–653 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid 59, Room A
Medium/Technique
Alabaster and obsidian
Dimensions
Width of Iris: 2.6 x Length of white: 3.3 cm (1 x 1 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number18-2-287
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Fragments
DescriptionOne half of a white of an eye inlay with fitting iris.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, Pyramid 59 (Queen Malaqaye), Room A. 1918: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.