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Mirror of King Amaninatakilebte
Mirror of King Amaninatakilebte

Mirror of King Amaninatakilebte

538–519 B.C.
FindspotNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Country of Origin, for CustomsSudan
Medium/TechniqueSilver, gold, and Egyptian blue
DimensionsOverall: 33 x 19 x 5.3 cm (13 x 7 1/2 x 2 1/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number21.338a-d
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTools and equipment
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 10 (tomb of Amaninatakelebte). 1917: 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, 1921)
Ibex finial
Ibex finial
1550–1295 B.C.
Group shot: 24.901, 20.1070, 20.341, 21.339a-b, 21.340, 20.342, 20.334
Alabastron (bag-shaped vessel) with inlaid gold and silver decoration
593–568 B.C.
Spinning weight
Spinning weight
750–250 B.C.
Game piece (?)
Game piece (?)
Peg
Peg
early 3rd–mid 3rd century B.C.
Kohl jar
Kohl jar
Group shot: 01.7268, 01.7269
Pestle
1550–1295 B.C.
Mortar
Mortar
1550–1295 B.C.
Stone scribal palette of Huy (Amenhotep)
Stone scribal palette of Huy (Amenhotep)
1390–1352 B.C.
Burnishing stone
Burnishing stone
1550–1295 B.C.
Stone seal
Stone seal
600–550 B.C.
Kohl jar
Kohl jar
1700–1295 B.C.