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Fragments of an eye inlay
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Aramatelka
568–555 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid XXVI, room B
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number18-2-656
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Fragments
DescriptionTwo triangular corners of an eye inlay.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid XXVI (Amanitakaye), room B. 1918: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.