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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
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Coffins and sarcophagi
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.