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Amulet of Hapy
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy (Piye)
743–712 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia(Sudan), El-Kurru, Ku 51
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 8.1 x 6.3 x 0.9 cm (3 3/16 x 2 1/2 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.621
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionBlue glazed faience openwork plaque. Hapy resting on one knee crowned with lotus flowers, holding flower in either hand, with a third flower behind back. Above, winged disc. Two suspension rings at top. Reverse plain.
Housed with 24.623
Housed with 24.623
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, Ku. 51 (unidentified queen of Piankhy). 1919: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.
(Accession date: January 1, 1924)
(Accession date: January 1, 1924)