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Amulet
Nubian
Meroitic Period
690–653 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. West), West 634
Medium/Technique
Glazed steatite
Dimensions
0.61 cm (1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-M-273
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionCrouching animal, jackal? faded glaze steatite
ProvenanceFrom Beg. West 634, March, 1923: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.