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Amulet of a hippopotamus
Nubian
Meroitic Period
Object Place: Sudan, Nubia
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Other: 1 x 1.2 cm (3/8 x 1/2 in.) Beg. W. 643
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23.380
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionGold hippo amulet, suspension ring on back.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Tomb W 643. [Excav. date] March 1923. Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.