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Three sarcophagus inlays
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Taharqa
690–664 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid I, V, floor debris in E2
Medium/Technique
Hematite
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number16-12-167
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Coffins and sarcophagi
DescriptionThree thin black fragments of hematite from the sarcophagus of Taharqa; discrepancy concerning register, which records thirteen green inlays.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 1 (tomb of Taharqa), V, floor debris in E2. 1916: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.