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Amulet in the form of a serpent
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Aramatelka
568–555 B.C.
Object Place: Sudan, Nubia
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Overall: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.351
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionGold plate, stamped out, faced to right; small ring in back.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 26 (tomb of Queen Amanitakaye). 1918: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.