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Sarcophagus inlays
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Aramatelka
568–555 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid IX, dump debris
Medium/Technique
Amazonite, jasper, slate, serpentine(?)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number18-2-584
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Coffins and sarcophagi
DescriptionForty-five amazonite inlays, five jasper inlays, thirteen slate inlays and twenty-eight serpentine(?) inlays.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid IX (Aramatelka), dump debris. 1918: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.