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Eye inlays
Eye inlays

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 view
ClassificationsTomb equipment
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.
Eye inlays from a coffin
Eye inlays from a coffin
664–270 B.C.
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
623–568 B.C.
Eye inlay
Eye inlay
555–542 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.
Eye inlay
Eye inlay
Queen Amanitakaye 555–542 B.C.
Inlay eyes for coffin
Inlay eyes for coffin
593–510 B.C.
Image Not Available for Face from mummiform coffin
Face from mummiform coffin
1070–660 B.C.
Inlaid eye from statuette
Inlaid eye from statuette
2649–2134 B.C.