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Pendant
Nubian
Napatan Period
690–664 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. West), West 643 (debris)
Medium/Technique
Electrum
Dimensions
Diameter x length:1.0 x 3.6 cm (3/8 x 1 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-M-321
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionTwo flower pendants-electrum, and pieces of electrum ball bead which was attached to broad bottom end of one of the pendants.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. West 643 (debris). March, 1923: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.