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Scaraboid
Nubian
Napatan Period
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, Beg. West, W671 (intact male burial)
Medium/Technique
Steatite?, gold
Dimensions
Overall: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23.861
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Scarabs and scaraboids
DescriptionSteatite? Traces blue glaze. Set in gold band decorated with rope pattern. Bacl; rosette. Seal inscribed Khonsuw; intact male burial. One of 10 scarabs on a necklace.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. West, W671, intact male burial. March 6, 1923: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.