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Vase amulet
Nubian
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Semna, S571
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Length x width x thickness: 1.0 x 0.4 x 0.2 cm (3/8 x 3/16 x 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.2255
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionOne gold vase-shaped amulet and one double-ring bead (now Eg.Inv.6401).
ProvenanceFrom Semna, S571. 1924: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.