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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
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionHeart; alabaster.
One of many amulets mounted together taken from the mummy of Princess Mernua.
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.