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Funerary necklace with menat amulet
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Shebitka
712–698 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, pyramid 5 (tomb of queen Qalhata)
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Length: 18 in. (45.7 cm)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.11809f
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Necklaces and neck bands
DescriptionOne of sixteen faience funerary necklaces found together, this necklace is composed of a string of faience cylinder beads with a large, blue-green faience menat amulet. The menat amulet is broken off at the middle.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, pyramid 5 (tomb of queen Qalhata). 1919: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.