Eye inlay
519–510 B.C.
Object Place for LabelNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
FindspotNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueBronze, alabaster, obsidian, jasper
DimensionsHeight x length: 4.6 x 13.1 cm (1 13/16 x 5 3/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number47.2351
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTomb equipment
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid VII, just inside entrance. 1917: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan. (Accession date: June 2, 2022)
664–270 B.C.
404–353 B.C.
404–353 B.C.
623–568 B.C.
Queen Mernua 623–568 B.C.
555–542 B.C.
555–542 B.C.
593–568 B.C.
Queen Amanitakaye 555–542 B.C.
593–510 B.C.
760–332 B.C.