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Eye inlay from coffin

Late Period
664–525 BCE or later
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Eye inlay from coffin
  • Period: Late Period
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 26 or later
  • Date: 664–525 BCE or later
  • Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Tomb of Dagi (MMA 807), MMA excavations, 1913–14
  • Medium: Faience, black glaze
  • Dimensions: L. 4.6 × W. 2.2 × Th. 1 cm (1 13/16 × 7/8 × 3/8 in.)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1914
  • Object Number: 14.1.570
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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