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Amulet of a heart
Nubian
Napatan Period
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid LIX
Medium/Technique
Carnelian
Dimensions
Overall: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.647
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionCarnelian; hole through top.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, Pyramid LIX. Feb. 1918: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.