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Menat amulet

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

Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions Length: 5.8 cm (2 5/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number17-2-1837
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ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentAmulets

DescriptionTwo joining fragments of an 8-lobed menat.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 3 (tomb of Senkamanisken), room B. 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.