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Sarcophagus inlay
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Atlanersa
653–643 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid XX
Medium/Technique
Obsidian
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number17-2-132
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Coffins and sarcophagi
DescriptionObsidian inlay, possibly from a hawk's eye.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid XX (Atlanersa). 1917: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.