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Eye inlay from a coffin or mummy case
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Eye inlay from a coffin or mummy case

404–353 B.C.
FindspotMeroe (Begrawiya), Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueBronze, alabaster, obsidian
DimensionsHeight x width x depth: 1.8 x 2.6 x 8.5cm (11/16 x 1 x 3 3/8in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number24.870
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTomb equipment
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)
Eye inlays
623–568 B.C.
Eye inlays
Queen Mernua 623–568 B.C.
Eye inlay
555–542 B.C.
Eye inlay
519–510 B.C.
Eye inlay
555–542 B.C.
Eye inlay
593–568 B.C.
Eye inlay
Queen Amanitakaye 555–542 B.C.
Inlay eyes for coffin
593–510 B.C.