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Inlay fragments
Nubian
Meroitic Period
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, Beg. Tomb 8
Medium/Technique
Glass
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21-12-79a-e
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Fragments
DescriptionGlass paste inlay fragments.
A) Dark blue arm? in relief
B-E) fragments of red, green and blue inlay.
Excavated by the HU-MFA expedition to Meroe.
A) Dark blue arm? in relief
B-E) fragments of red, green and blue inlay.
Excavated by the HU-MFA expedition to Meroe.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Meroe (Beg. N.), Tomb 8. 1921: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.