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Amulet of double cartouche
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Anlamani
632–593 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid VI, Tomb of Anlamani
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 4.2 x 0.5 x 3.4 cm (1 5/8 x 3/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1094
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionFaience; blue glaze, decayed. Three fragments of a double cartouche surmounted by feathers and disc; upper half of one cartouche only preserved.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, Pyramid VI, Tomb of Anlamani. 1917: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan; 1920: received by the MFA.