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Amulet of naked female

Nubian
Napatan Period
743–664 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg.), W 493

Medium/Technique Soapstone
Dimensions 3.05 cm (1 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-3-54
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentAmulets

DescriptionAmulet, naked female figure.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W. 493. March 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.