Alabaster and obsidian eye inlay
Alabaster eye inlay with obsidian [iris], hole of [iris] filled from behind with pink plaster now powdery.
Illustration: Yes.
Illustration scale: 1:1
Details
- ID
- HUMFA_36-3-19
- Alternate IDs
- HUMFA_36-3-19; 36-3-19
- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Classification
- Tomb equipment-Masks
- Entry Date
- 03/14/1936
- Title
- Alabaster and obsidian eye inlay
- Medium
- Alabaster, obsidian, plaster
- Dimensions
- Width: 3.3 cm Length: 9.4 cm Diameter: 2.5 - 2.6 cm Thickness: 1.3 cm; .6 cm
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Provenance
- Pit G 2001 C, chamber
- Bibliography
- Simpson, William Kelly. Mastabas of the Western Cemetery, Part 1: Sekhemka (G 1029); Tjetu I (G 2001); Iasen (G 2196); Penmeru (G 2197); Hagy, Nefertjentet, and Herunefer (G 2352/53); Djaty, Tjetu II, and Nimesti (G 2337X, 2343, 2366). Giza Mastabas 4. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1980, p. 14, pl. XXXIId.
