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Sarcophagus inlay

653–643 B.C.
Object Place for LabelNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
FindspotNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueLapis lazuli
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number17-1-797
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTomb equipment
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid XX (Atlanersa), thieves' hole. 1917: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA 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.
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.