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Amulet
Nubian
Napatan Period
690–664 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. West), West 609
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Height:3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-M-32
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionFitted blue amulet of Bes with feathers, hand cut
ProvenanceFrom Beg. West 609, March 1923: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.