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Amulet of a fly
Nubian
Kerma
about 2400–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K 1621-9
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 1 cm (3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1742
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionBlue faience, hole through head for string. One wing tip broken and missing.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, K 1621-9. February 1914: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.