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Amulet of a Bastet or Sekhmet
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy (Piye)
743–712 B.C.
Findspot: Sudan, Nubia
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Other: 10.3 cm (4 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.670
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On display at National Center of Afro-American Artists, Inc., since February 23, 1994
On display at National Center of Afro-American Artists, Inc., since February 23, 1994
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionBlue glazed faience. Winged lion-headed standing female figure crowned with disc. Reverse herringbone pattern down center flanked by papyrus flowers. Broken and mended. Suspension hole through lower part of disc.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, Ku. 52 (tomb of Queen Nefrukekashta). 1919: 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.
(Accession date: January 1, 1924)
(Accession date: January 1, 1924)