Amulet of a scarab
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy (Piye)
743–712 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia(Sudan), El-Kurru
Dimensions
Height x width: 6.2 x 4.1 cm (2 7/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Accession Number
24.661
Medium or Technique
Faience
Not On View
Collections
Classifications
Blue glazed faience plaque. Four winged scarab with rosettes between front and hind legs. Suspension ring at top. Reverse plain. Perfect.
Provenance
From el-Kurru, Ku. 53 (tomb of Queen Tabiry). 1919: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.
(Accession date: January 1, 1924)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition