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Eye inlay

568–555 B.C.
Object Place for LabelNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
FindspotNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueBronze, faience, obsidian, gold
DimensionsHeight x width x length: 4.6 x 2.1 x 12.8 cm (1 13/16 x 13/16 x 5 1/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number17-1-515
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTomb equipment
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 9 (Amtalqa), room C. 1917: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.
Eye inlays
623–568 B.C.
Eye inlay
555–542 B.C.
Eye inlays
Queen Mernua 623–568 B.C.
Eye inlay
519–510 B.C.
Eye inlay
555–542 B.C.
Eye inlay
593–568 B.C.
Eye inlay
Queen Amanitakaye 555–542 B.C.