Amulet of Harpocrates
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy (Piye)
743–712 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Ku 51
Dimensions
Other: 2.7 cm (1 1/16 in.)
Accession Number
24.938
Medium or Technique
Lapis lazuli
Not On View
Collections
Classifications
Provenance
From el-Kurru, Ku. 51 (tomb of an 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: April 1, 1924)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition