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Amulet of Thoth
Nubian
Napatan Period, , reign of Malowiebamani to Tala
435–431 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Beg. South, Pyramid XXIII
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Height: 2.1 cm (13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.12033
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionAs the god of scribes, Thoth played a vital role in the weighing of the heart after death, and therefore he became a popular subject forfunerary amulets. He is typically shown as a standing man in a short kilt, with the head of an ibis. This amulet is made of faience with a blue-green glaze.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe (Beg. South), pyramid 23. 1921: 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 11, 2005)
(Accession date: January 11, 2005)