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Nubian
Kerma
2400–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K X B

Medium/Technique Quartz crystal
Dimensions Legacy dimension: Length: .020 + .023
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1737a-b
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ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentAmulets

DescriptionTwo bottle shaped amulets of quartz crystal, pierced with a hole at the top.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Kerma, K X B. March 1914: Excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of the Sudan.