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Amulet of Ra
Nubian
Napatan Period
about 623–568 B.C.
Object Place: Sudan, Meroe, Beg. S.85
Medium/Technique
Electrum
Dimensions
Other: 1.7 cm (11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23.1410
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionStanding figure with sun disc. One of many amulets taken from the mummy of Princess Mernua. Cut from sheet electrum, with suspension hook in back.
ProvenanceFrom Beg. S.85, Princess Mernua [Excav. date] March, 1923. Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.