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 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.
1070–660 B.C.
2649–2134 B.C.