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Eye (right) from wooden statue
Egyptian
Greco-Roman Period
305–30 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesheikh, Quarry
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height x width: 2.9 x 5.8 cm (1 1/8 x 2 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number12.1223
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionBronze eye from a wooden statue. It is approximately life size. The upper and lower lids are bronze. The eye ball is alabaster, which is cemented in place. The pupil has been inlaid with glass (?) and is now missing. There are traces of red color in the corners of the eye ball.
Eye-ball not cemented into place anymore [SO-March 26, 2003]
Eye-ball not cemented into place anymore [SO-March 26, 2003]
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Mesheikh. 1912: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.
Findspot Information: From Mesheikh. Mes / quarry.
Findspot Information: From Mesheikh. Mes / quarry.