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Sarcophagus inlays

Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Taharqa
690–664 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid I, D2, tomb end debris

Medium/Technique Red jasper
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number16-12-193
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DescriptionNineteen red inlays of various shapes and sizes; discrepancy in register, which lists green and blue inlays. Four rectangluar inlays and two circles were part of Eg.Inv.21018.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 1 (tomb of Taharqa). 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.