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Pair of eyes
Nubian
Meroitic Period
487–465 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. West), 466
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
diameter 1.5 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-2-330a
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionPair of eyes with eyeballs missing, drab ware with pinkish wash, incised decoration at corners which are broken. Sockets filled with white plaster.
ProvenanceFrom Beg. West 466. February 1923: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.