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Amulet of a falcon
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy (Piye)
743–712 B.C.
Findspot: Sudan, Nubia, El-Kurru, Ku 53
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 9.4 x 5.6 x 1.3 cm (3 11/16 x 2 3/16 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.706
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionGreen glazed faience. Hawk with drooping wings crowned with disc. Column down center of back. Suspension hole through back of disc. (Card)
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, Ku. 51 (tomb of an unidentified queen of Piankhy). 1919: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.
(Accession date: March 1, 1919)
(Accession date: March 1, 1919)