Amulet
Nubian
Meroitic Period
690–653 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. West), West 634
Dimensions
1.3 cm (1/2 in.)
Accession Number
23-M-278
Medium or Technique
Carnelian
Not On View
Collections
Classifications
Wadjet; carnelian, worked one side only, pierced length-wise.
Provenance
From Beg. West 634, March, 1923: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition