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Amulet
Nubian
Napatan Period
743–623 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. West), Tomb 845
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Height: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-M-652
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionFour and a half small faience figures, naked boy. Hair black, pierced through neck, rudely formed.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Meroe (Beg. West 845). 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.