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Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Taharqa
690–664 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid 1 (tomb of Taharqa)
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 6 cm (2 3/8 in.) (with ring)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.963
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionFaience; blue-green glaze, mostly gone; 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)