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Left eye from a mummy covering
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Nastasen
335–315 B.C.
Object Place: Sudan, Nubia
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: Length: .055
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.357
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Mummy trappings
DescriptionLeft eye from a mummy. Gold; stamped out; end broken off.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 56 (tomb of an unknown queen). 1918: 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.