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Amulet of a falcon
Nubian
Meroitic Period, reign of Amanishakhete
26–20 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Beg. North, Pyramid 6
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
1.3 x 1.9 cm (1/2 x 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21-3-712d
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionPart of hawk's head, white bodied
ProvenanceFrom Beg. North, Pyramid 6. 1921: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.