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Eye inlays
Eye inlays

Eye inlays

623–568 B.C.
FindspotMeroe (Begrawiya), Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueBronze, travertine (Egyptian alabaster), obsidian, gold
DimensionsLength (eyes): 6.8 cm (2 11/16 in.)
Length (gilded eyebrow): 7.1 cm (2 13/16 in.)
Length (bronze eyebrow): 8.1 cm (3 3/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23.1397
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTomb equipment
ProvenanceFrom Meroe (Begarawiya) South Cemetery, Pyramid 85, 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: 1923)
Eye inlays from a coffin
Eye inlays from a coffin
664–270 B.C.
Eye inlay
Eye inlay
593–568 B.C.
Eye inlay
Eye inlay
542–538 B.C.
Eye inlay
Eye inlay
555–542 B.C.
Necklace with leaf-shaped beads
Necklace with leaf-shaped beads
50–320
Kohl jar and stick
Kohl jar and stick
Restricted
Eye from coffin or mummy case
404–353 B.C.
Restricted
Eye inlay from a coffin or mummy case
404–353 B.C.
Eye inlays
Eye inlays
Queen Mernua 623–568 B.C.
Eye inlay
Eye inlay
519–510 B.C.
Eye inlay
Eye inlay
555–542 B.C.
Eye inlay
Eye inlay
593–568 B.C.