Amulet of a heart

Nubian
Napatan Period
about 623–568 B.C.

Findspot: Sudan, Meroe, Beg. S.85

Dimensions

Other: 1.4 cm (9/16 in.)

Accession Number

23.1442

Medium or Technique

Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)

Not On View

Collections

Jewelry, The Ancient World

Classifications

Amulets

Heart; alabaster.
One of many amulets mounted together taken from the mummy of Princess Mernua.

Provenance

From Beg. S. 85, Princess Mernua [Excav. date] March, 1923, Exp.Ph. A 3164, 5/8. Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.

Credit Line

Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition