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Fragments of an eye inlay
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Amaniastabarqa
510–487 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid II, entrance
Medium/Technique
Obsidian
Dimensions
Length x width x thickness: 2.9 x 2.3 x 1.5 cm (1 1/8 x 7/8 x 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number17-2-25
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Coffins and sarcophagi
DescriptionTwo fragments of an eye inlay, possibly from a hawk's eye.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid II (Amaniastabarqa), entrance. 1917: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.