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Inlay fragments
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Tanwetamani–Atlanersa
664–643 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Pyramid 61, A
Medium/Technique
Quartzite, obsidian
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number18-4-526a-f
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects
Descriptiona) Triangular quartzite(?) inlay representing the right corner of an eye.
b) Triangular quartzite (?) inlay representing the left corner of an eye.
c) Oval obsidian inlay representing the pupil of an eye.
d) Triangular quartzite (?) inlay representing the right corner of a larger eye.
e) Oval obsidian inlay representing the pupil of an eye; fits with (d).
f) Oval obsidian inlay representing a pupil of a large eye.
b) Triangular quartzite (?) inlay representing the left corner of an eye.
c) Oval obsidian inlay representing the pupil of an eye.
d) Triangular quartzite (?) inlay representing the right corner of a larger eye.
e) Oval obsidian inlay representing the pupil of an eye; fits with (d).
f) Oval obsidian inlay representing a pupil of a large eye.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, pyramid 61 (tomb of an unidentified queen). 1918: 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.