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Eye inlays from a coffin
Eye inlays from a coffin

Eye inlays from a coffin

664–270 B.C.
FindspotNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueBronze; travertine (Egyptian alabaster); obsidian (?)
DimensionsLength (a) x Length (b): 7.2 x 7.6cm (2 13/16 x 3in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number21.855a-b
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTomb equipment
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, Pyramid 54 (Queen Malaqaye), chamber A debris. 1918: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan; 1921: received by the MFA. (Accession Date: March 1, 1921)
Eye inlays
Eye inlays
623–568 B.C.
Eye inlay
Eye inlay
593–568 B.C.
Eye inlay
Eye inlay
542–538 B.C.
Necklace with leaf-shaped beads
Necklace with leaf-shaped beads
50–320
Kohl jar and stick
Kohl jar and stick
Restricted
Eye from coffin or mummy case
404–353 B.C.
Restricted
Eye inlay from a coffin or mummy case
404–353 B.C.
Eye inlays
Eye inlays
Queen Mernua 623–568 B.C.
Eye inlay
Eye inlay
555–542 B.C.
Eye inlay
Eye inlay
519–510 B.C.
Eye inlay
Eye inlay
555–542 B.C.
Eye inlay
Eye inlay
593–568 B.C.