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Blue-gray stone inlays
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Taharqa
690–664 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid I, V, debris in E2
Medium/Technique
Slate (?)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number16-12-166
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Coffins and sarcophagi
DescriptionMany blue-gray stone inlays; discrepancy in register concerning number of and medium (glass paste is listed) of these objects.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 1 (tomb of Taharqa), V, debris in E2. 1916: 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.