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Pupil of an eye inlay

Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Atlanersa
653–643 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid XLI, room A

Medium/Technique Obsidian
Dimensions Length x width x thickness: 3.7 x 3.2 x 0.8 cm (1 7/16 x 1 1/4 x 5/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number17-3-655
NOT ON VIEW

ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid XLI (Maletaral I), room A. 1917: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.