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Amulet of a lion
Nubian
Object Place: Sudan, Nubia
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Other: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23.834
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionFaience. Green glaze. Couchant lion with inscription (illegible) under base.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe: W 619. March 5, 1923: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.