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Amulet of Isis and Horus
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy (Piye)
743–712 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Ku 51
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 8.8 x 3 x 2.8 cm (3 7/16 x 1 3/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.619
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionMade of pale blue glazed faience, this amulet represents the goddess Isis and supporting in her left hand the child god Horus on a pedestal. Isis is crowned with ring of uraei above which are horns and a solar disc.
ProvenanceFrom 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: January 1, 1924)
(Accession date: January 1, 1924)