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Fragments of an eye inlay
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Amtalqa
568–555 B.C.
Findspot: Sudan, Nubia, Nuri, Pyramid 54, in front of door-block
Medium/Technique
Obsidian and alabaster
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number18-1-298
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Coffins and sarcophagi
DescriptionHalf of the white of an eye inlay packaged with the iris inlay of the same eye (?).
ProvenanceFrom Nuri pyramid 54 (Queen Pihayis), in front of door-block. 1918; excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.