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Amulets
Nubian
Meroitic Period
90–50 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, Beg. West, Pyramid XVIII
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 2.9 x 2.5cm (1 1/8 x 1in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number22-1-593
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionTen ram heads and sun disc amulets, blue glazed, varying sizes and styles.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe (Beg. West), Pyramid XVII. January 1922: 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.