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Amulet

Nubian
Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K tell I, room Y

Medium/Technique Steatite
Dimensions Overall: 2.3 cm (7/8 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.4230
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentAmulets

DescriptionThis is one steatite panther or lion amulet with traces of red ochre.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, K tell I, room Y. 1913: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.