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Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Senkamanisken
643–623 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid 3 (tomb of Senkamanisken)

Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions Overall: 10.8 x 5.1 cm (4 1/4 x 2 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1051
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentAmulets

DescriptionFaience; light green glaze; (not broken and no beads).
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 3 (tomb of Senkamanisken). 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.