Advanced Search 
Five-sided beryl inlay
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Taharqa
690–664 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid I, V, from debris in E3
Medium/Technique
Amazonite
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number16-12-164
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Coffins and sarcophagi
DescriptionOne arrow-shaped green inlay (five-sided); discrepancy in the register concerning number (there should be two of these objects) and medium (listed as glass paste).
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 1 (tomb of Taharqa), V, from debris in E3. 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.