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Amulet of Ba-bird (?)
Nubian
Napatan Period
Object Place: Sudan
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Overall: 1.1 x 1.3 cm (7/16 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.670
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionGold; wings outspread; incised details on one side only; ring in back around which is an incised line; crude work.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, Pyramid LIX. Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, February 1918; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.