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Amulet of a tablet
Nubian
Napatan Period
about 623–568 B.C.
Findspot: Sudan, Meroe, Beg. S.85
Medium/Technique
Jasper
Dimensions
Other: 1.1 x 1.2 cm (7/16 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23.1445
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionTablet; light green amazonite. One of many amulets mounted together taken from the mummy of Princess Mernua.
ProvenanceFrom Beg. S. 85, Princess Mernua [Excav. date] March, 1923, Exp.Ph. A 3164, 5/11. Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.