Eye from coffin or mummy case
404–353 B.C.
FindspotMeroe (Begrawiya), Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueBronze, alabaster, and obsidian
DimensionsHeight x width x depth: 1.6 x 2.6 x 8.5cm (5/8 x 1 x 3 3/8in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number24.866
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTomb equipment
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Meroe (Begrawiya), South Cemetery, Pyramid 19, chamber debris. 1921: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan. (Accession Date: March 1, 1921)
664–270 B.C.
404–353 B.C.
623–568 B.C.
Queen Mernua 623–568 B.C.
555–542 B.C.
519–510 B.C.
555–542 B.C.
593–568 B.C.
Queen Amanitakaye 555–542 B.C.
593–510 B.C.
760–332 B.C.