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Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Anlamani
623–593 B.C
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid 22
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Length: 9.9 cm (3 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1100
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionFaience; blue-glazed. Decorated on both sides and inscribed with names of Anlaman in bands down center of each side. Ring at top for suspension partly broken and missing.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 22 (tomb of an unidentified queen). 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)