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Amulet of Amen
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Shabaka–Tanwetamani
712–653 B.C.
Object Place: Sudan, Nubia
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Height: 2.5 cm (1 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23.839
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionThis tiny silver amulet represents Amen, the god of Thebes who became Egypt's supreme deity and one of the most important deities of Napatan and Meroitic Nubia. He is shown as a standing, falcon-headed human male, wearing a kilt and a tall, feathered headdress. Such amulets were believed to offer the wearer some of the benefits of Amen's power. The upper part of the crown is broken off and missing.