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Ten sarcophagus inlays

690–664 B.C.
FindspotNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Object Place for LabelNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueLapis lazuli and gray stone
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number16-12-143
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTomb equipment
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 1 (tomb of Taharqa). 1916: 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
690–664 B.C.
Sarcophagus inlays
404–369 B.C.
Sarcophagus inlay
653–643 B.C.
Amulet of Maat
959–332 B.C.
Group shot:  47.1699, 47.1700, 47.1701
2575–2528 B.C.
Group shot: 47.1700, 52.1837
2575–2528 B.C.
Bracelet fragments
2625–2500 B.C.