Eye from a coffin or mummy case
1991–1783 B.C.
FindspotDeir el-Bersha, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueTravertine (Egyptian alabaster); wood; rock crystal
DimensionsLength: 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number21.10548
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTomb equipment
ProvenanceFrom Deir el-Bersha, Tomb 6, shaft B. 1915: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt; 1921: received by the MFA.
688–332 B.C.
688–332 B.C.
688–332 B.C.
688–332 B.C.
1194–1188 B.C.
664–525 B.C.
1991–1783 B.C.
593–568 B.C.