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Menat amulet
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Anlamani
632–593 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid 6 (tomb of Anlamani)
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Length: 6 x 3.3cm (2 3/8 x 1 5/16in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1034
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionMenat. Faience; blue-green glaze, faded; inscribed on one side with cartouche of Anla-Aman, and with rosette at top; other side plain, ring at bottom.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 6 (tomb of Anlamani). 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)