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Sarcophagus inlays

Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Malowiebamani
463–435 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid XI

Medium/Technique Slate
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number17-1-134
NOT ON VIEW

DescriptionSixty-four rectangular inlays and fragments from the sarcophagus of Malowiebamani.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid XI (Malowiebamani). 1917: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.