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Amulet of a frog
Nubian
Meroitic Period
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, Tomb W 508
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 1.3 x 1.5 x 2.7 cm (1/2 x 9/16 x 1 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23.755
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionTwo faience frogs on rectangular plaque of faded blue glaze. "Napatan P.28 small Child Burial."
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Tomb W 508 [Excav. date] March, 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.