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Inlay eyes from coffin
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of King Aspelta
593–568 B.C
Findspot: Sudan, Nuri, Pyramid 8
Medium/Technique
Bronze, travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Height x length: 20 × 55 cm (7 7/8 × 21 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.2029a-d
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Coffins and sarcophagi
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 8 (tomb of Aspelta). 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.
(Accession date: March 1, 1920)
(Accession date: March 1, 1920)