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Amulet of a heart

Nubian
Napatan Period
about 623–568 B.C.
Findspot: Sudan, Meroe, Beg. S.85

Medium/Technique Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions Other: 1.4 cm (9/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23.1442
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentAmulets

DescriptionHeart; alabaster.
One of many amulets mounted together taken from the mummy of Princess Mernua.
ProvenanceFrom Beg. S. 85, Princess Mernua [Excav. date] March, 1923, Exp.Ph. A 3164, 5/8. Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.