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Fragment of an eye inlay
Nubian
Napatan Period
about 643–593 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid XXII, room A
Medium/Technique
Obsidian
Dimensions
Length x width x thickness: 3.2 x 2 x 0.7 cm (1 1/4 x 13/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number17-4-35
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Coffins and sarcophagi
DescriptionObsidian pupil from an eye inlay.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid XXII (Amanimalel), room A. 1917: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.