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Sarcophagus inlays
Sarcophagus inlays

Sarcophagus inlays

690–664 B.C.
FindspotNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Object Place for LabelNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueLapis lazuli
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number17-2-1963
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTomb equipment
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 1 (tomb of Taharqa). 1917: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.
Sarcophagus inlays
690–664 B.C.
Sarcophagus inlays
690–664 B.C.
Sarcophagus inlays
404–369 B.C.
Sarcophagus inlay
653–643 B.C.
Tablet
early 3rd–mid 3rd century B.C.