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Eye inlay for coffin
Nubian
Napatan Period
404–353 B.C.
Object Place: Sudan, Nubia
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
4.6 cm (1 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.863
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Coffins and sarcophagi
DescriptionAlabaster white of eye. Completes right eye with 24.862, 864, 867 and 869.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Pyr. S XIX [Excav. date] Mar. 1921