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Sarcophagus inlays

Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Siaspiqa
487–468 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid IV, room A

Medium/Technique Jasper, amazonite, slate
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number17-4-132
NOT ON VIEW

DescriptionFour amazonite, one jasper, and three slate inlays from the sarcophagus of Siaspiqa (object regiser records only two amazonite and two slate inlays).
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid IV (Siaspiqa), room A. 1917: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.