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Iris of eye inlay

Iris of eye inlay

468–435 B.C.
Object Place for LabelNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
FindspotNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueObsidian
DimensionsLength: 2.5 cm (1 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number18-3-120
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTomb equipment
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid XXXI (Saka'aye), room A. 1918: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
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