Eye inlay
690–664 B.C.
FindspotNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueCopper, gold, travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
DimensionsWidth x length: 2.5 x 6.6 cm (1 x 2 5/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number20.956
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 35 (tomb of an unknown queen). 1918: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.
(Accession date: March 1, 1920)
(Accession date: March 1, 1920)
2555–2532 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
2140–1926 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.