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Menat amulet
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Taharqa
690–664 B.C.
Object Place: Sudan, Nubia, Pyramid 1 (tomb of Taharqa)
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 0.1 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.248
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionMenat. Faience; light green glaze; back plain; slightly chipped and weathered; ring on bottom broken off.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 1 (tomb of Taharqa). 1917: 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, 1920)
(Accession Date: March 1, 1920)