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Amulet (?) fragment
Nubian
Napatan, reign of Akharitene (Akhratan)
353–340 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid XXXVII, room A
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 5.5 x 3.4 x 1.7cm (2 3/16 x 1 5/16 x 11/16in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number17-3-27
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Scarabs and scaraboids
DescriptionNot from a scarab, according to Dr. Vanessa Boschloos.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid XXXVII, room A. 1917: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.