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Amulet of a goddess
Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, From fill on top of mastaba G 7340
Medium/Technique
Glazed Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 2.7 x 1.7 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number27.1636
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionFaience head of goddess; color blue, wig black. Tan colored paste. Pilaster has traces of an inscription.
ProvenanceFrom Giza, from fill on top of mastaba G 7340. 1927: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.