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Object register entry:
Field number: 36-3-19
Field number: 36-3-19
Entry date(s): 03/14/1936
Object owner details: MFA
Alabaster and obsidian eye inlay
Findspot: Western Cemetery, Pit G 2001 C, chamber
Alabaster, obsidian, plaster
Expedition Measurements: Width: 3.3 cm
Length: 9.4 cm
Diameter: 2.5 - 2.6 cm
Thickness: 1.3 cm; .6 cm
Description: Alabaster eye inlay with obsidian [iris], hole of [iris] filled from behind with pink plaster now powdery.
Illustration: Yes.
Illustration scale: 1:1
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Selected Published References:
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.
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.