Eye inlays
664–653 B.C.
FindspotNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Object Place for LabelNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueAlabaster and obsidian
DimensionsWidth of Iris: 2.6 x Length of white: 3.3 cm (1 x 1 5/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number18-2-287
On View
Not on viewClassificationsUnclassifiable objects
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, Pyramid 59 (Queen Malaqaye), Room A. 1918: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
2465–2323 B.C.
664–643 B.C.
743–712 B.C.
743–698 B.C.
743–698 B.C.
698–690 B.C.
600–550 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
2040–1783 B.C.
2040–1783 B.C.