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Fly amulets

Nubian
Napatan Period
743–653 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. West), West 603

Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions 1.5 cm (9/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-M-214
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentAmulets

DescriptionSixteen blue faience amulet flies inscribed, different sizes
ProvenanceFrom Beg. West 603. March 1923: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.