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Faience horse trappings
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Shabaka
698–690 B.C.
Object Place: Sudan, Nubia, Ku 203
Medium/Technique
Faience
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.10563
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
DescriptionHorse-trappings, faience. String of 16 Hathor head pendants, horizontal piercings, strung with faience ring beads.
ProvenanceFrom El-Kurru, horse grave Ku 203. 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.