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Sarcophagus inlays
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Harsiyotef
404–369 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid XIII, room A
Medium/Technique
Amazonite, slate
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number17-3-10
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Coffins and sarcophagi
DescriptionTwo feather-shaped amazonite inlays and one feather-shaped slate inlay from the sarcophagus of Harsiyotef.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid XIII (Harsiyotef), room A. 1917: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.