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Sarcophagus inlays
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Amaniastabarqa
510–487 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid II
Medium/Technique
Slate
Dimensions
Length x width x thickness: 6.1 x 2.5 x 0.2 cm (2 3/8 x 1 x 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number17-2-105
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Coffins and sarcophagi
DescriptionSixty-one inlays and fragments with feather patterns from the sarcophagus of Amaniastabarqa.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid II (Amaniastabarqa). 1917: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.