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Eye inlay

435–315 B.C.
FindspotMeroe (Beg. West), Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueAlabaster and obsidian
Dimensions5.4 x 1.9 cm (2 1/8 x 3/4 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23-2-258
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTomb equipment
ProvenanceFrom Beg. West 433. 1923: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
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Inlaid eye from statuette
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Eye inlays from a coffin
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Restricted
Eye from coffin or mummy case
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Restricted
Eye inlay from a coffin or mummy case
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Eye inlay from coffin or mummy case
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Eye inlay
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