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Sarcophagus inlays
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Malowiebamani
463–435 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid XI, chapel
Medium/Technique
Amazonite
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number17-1-118
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Coffins and sarcophagi
DescriptionNinety-four inlays of various shapes from the sarcophagus of Malowiebamani.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid XI (Malowiebamani), chapel. 1917: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.