Eye inlays
Queen Mernua 623–568 B.C.
FindspotBeg. South, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueBronze, obsidian and alabaster
DimensionsL 11 cm. for eye/ 11.7-12.9 cm. for eyebrows in bronze
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23.1400
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTomb equipment
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Beg. South, Pyramid 85, 1921: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
664–270 B.C.
404–353 B.C.
404–353 B.C.
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.