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Pendant with ram-headed sphinx on a column
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy (Piye)
743–712 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), El-Kurru, Tomb 55
Medium/Technique
Gilt silver; peridotite
Dimensions
Height x width x length: 7.2 x 1.8 x 1 cm (2 13/16 x 11/16 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.974
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionAmulet in the form of a criosphinx (a lion's body with ram's head and wings) sitting atop a pillar with a palm capital. The creature is a form of the god Amun of Gebel Barkal. A metallic projection on head for attaching headdress is now missing.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, Ku 55 (a queen of King 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: March 1, 1919)
(Accession date: March 1, 1919)