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Eye inlay

353–340 B.C.
Object Place for LabelNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
FindspotNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueBronze, travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
DimensionsLength x width: 5 x 2.3 cm (1 15/16 x 7/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number47.2261
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTomb equipment
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 37, room A. 1917: 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)