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Sarcophagus inlays
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Amaniastabarqa
510–487 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid II, entrance
Medium/Technique
Amazonite
Dimensions
Length x width x thickness: 5.8 x 2.9 x 0.4 cm (2 5/16 x 1 1/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number17-2-8
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Coffins and sarcophagi
DescriptionFifty-five inlays and fragments from the sarcophagus of Amaniastabarqa.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 2 (Amaniastabarqa), entrance. 1917: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.