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Amulet of a uraeus cobra
Nubian
Napatan Period
Object Place: Sudan; Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid LIX
Medium/Technique
Quartz
Dimensions
Overall: 1.7 x 1.2 cm (11/16 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.660
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionQuartz; hole through top.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, Pyramid LIX. Feb. 1918: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.