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Feather-shaped inlays
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Taharqa
690–664 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid I, D1, floor debris in E3
Medium/Technique
Glass
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number16-12-181
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Coffins and sarcophagi
Description22 feather-shaped inlays and fragments
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 1 (tomb of Taharqa). 1916: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.