Eye inlay from a coffin
568–555 B.C.
FindspotNubia, Sudan
Medium/TechniqueBronze, faience, obsidian
Dimensions5.5 x 18.7 cm (2 3/16 x 7 3/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number47.2328
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTomb equipment
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Nuri Pyramid 9, room c. 1917: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, January 13, 1917; 1920: assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan. (Accession date: June 2, 2022)
568–555 B.C.
568–555 B.C.
664–270 B.C.
404–353 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.