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Inlay eyes for coffin
Inlay eyes for coffin

Inlay eyes for coffin

593–510 B.C.
Object PlaceNubia, Sudan
FindspotMeroe (Beg.), Nubia
Medium/TechniqueAlabaster, obsidian, bronze
Dimensions2.3 x 2.7 x 9.0 cm (7/8 x 1 1/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number47.2363.1-2
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTools and equipment
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W. 477, March, 1923: 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: June 2, 2022)
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 inlays
Eye inlays
Queen Mernua 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.
Flake
Flake
Image Not Available for Twelve (game?) pieces; various pieces
Twelve (game?) pieces; various pieces
2040–1991 B.C.